Fort Worth Police investigate murder-for-hire after deadly weekend shooting, 2 arrested
Luis Gomez de la Cruz (Source: Tarrant County Jail)
FORT WORTH, Texas - Fort Worth police are investigating what they believe to be a murder-for-hire that happened early Saturday morning.
Fort Worth Murder-For-Hire
What we know:
Police were called to the 2600 block of Covert Avenue in the South Hills neighborhood around 3:30 a.m. for a shooting.
Officers found a victim in an alley with gunshot wounds. The victim, identified as 30-year-old Martin Diaz, died at the scene.
Fort Worth shooting: Victim found in alley, pronounced dead
Fort Worth police are investigating a deadly shooting early Saturday morning.
According to court documents, Luis Gomez de la Cruz is believed to have shot Diaz for $10,000 or $15,000.
The complaint states Gomez de la Cruz "did intentionally or knowingly cause the death of an individual, Martin Diaz, by shooting him with a firearm, for remuneration or the promise of remuneration from David Villanueva, namely, $10,000 or $15,000, to murder Martin Diaz."
Gomez de la Cruz was booked into the Tarrant County Jail on Tuesday. He is facing a charge of capital murder while remuneration and is being held on a $500,000 bond.
David Villanueva-Carbajal (Source: Fort Worth Police Department)
Second Arrest
Dig deeper:
A second arrest has been made in the case.
Fort Worth Police say 45-year-old David Villanueva-Carbajal was arrested on Tuesday afternoon and charged with capital murder while remuneration. He is currently in the Fort Worth jail.
What we don't know:
Details surrounding the murder-for-hire have not been released.
The Source: Information in this article is from the Fort Worth Police Department and Tarrant County court records.