16-year-old Garland murder suspect captured in Mexico
GARLAND, Texas - A Dallas teenager accused of killing two other teens in Garland earlier this month has been arrested.
Police in Laredo, near the southern border, said a U.S. Marshals task force caught Amancio Anton Noriz on Wednesday in Mexico. He is back in custody after almost two weeks on the run.
He was deported back to the United States and is now in custody in South Texas awaiting extradition to North Texas.
"As of [Wednesday] night, we were made aware from Laredo that he was in custody. Right now, we were working on a transfer from Laredo to Garland so we can work on the proceedings in court systems here," Garland PD PIO Pedro Barineau said.
Investigators said Noriz shot 18-year-old Alan Chavez and 17-year-old Ruben Arzola, from Wylie, on Jan. 14.
Surveillance video from West Buckingham Road shows Noriz meeting with the victims. Police said a fight started and Noriz shot them.
Police said the victims and Noriz knew each other.
They believe the three were engaged in "high risk activity," but wouldn’t say what that activity was.
Garland police searching for shooter who killed 2 Wylie men
Police in Garland are looking for a shooter who killed two young men from Wylie over the weekend.
It happened near Buckingham and North Shiloh roads just across the street from North Garland High School.
Garland police said it’s rare for a judge to sign off on sharing a juvenile’s information.
In this case, police believe sharing the 16-year-old suspect’s name and face with the public helped authorities find him and take him into custody.
"We don’t want to resort to have to chase down juveniles, but when we have a juvenile such as this one, who poses such a risk to the public, we’re glad we have the system on our side," Barineau said.
This case is similar to another Garland murder investigation.
Two years ago, a judge signed off to release 14-year-old Abel Acosta’s name and photo after he reportedly shot and killed three teens at a Texaco.
2 years later, search continues for Garland convenience store shooting suspect who killed 3 teens
It’s now been two years since Xavier Gonzalez went to a Texaco convenience store in Garland to buy tacos for his family. The 14-year-old never made it home. The search is on for now-16-year-old Abel Acosta, the suspected shooter. But investigators fear he may not be in the country anymore.
Acosta is still on the run, and police believe he’s in Mexico.
"This investigation is very similar in the aspect that we have a juvenile who killed two people and was on the run and ended up in Mexico. The difference is we were able to locate his whereabouts and ultimately get him into custody," Barineau explained.
Garland police consider the arrest a success, especially since it happened less than two weeks after the fatal shooting.
"Not only gives us a stamp of completion on the arrest and getting this dangerous person off the street, but for the families’ sake, for the victims,’ can bring some closure," Barineau said.
Noriz is charged with capital murder, and he’s currently being held at the Webb County Juvenile Detention Center in Laredo.
Right now, there’s no timeline on when he’ll be back to Garland.
Also, police urge anyone with information on Acosta’s whereabouts to come forward.