UPDATE: OCT. 31, 2024; 10:13 AM
Authorities in the Rockport area apprehended wanted fugitive Izaiah Salinas on Wednesday night in connection with two drive-by shootings from Jim Wells County.
According to the Alice Police Department, Salinas was a passenger in a vehicle driven by his mother, Irene Torres, at the time of his arrest.
Officers took Salinas into custody without incident, and he was transported to the Nueces County Jail for booking.
"Irene Torres, who was driving the vehicle, was also arrested on charges of harboring a fugitive. Torres has been booked into the Nueces County Jail alongside her son," stated Alice PD officials.
"The Alice Police Department would like to thank the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force, Texas Department of Public Safety, Texas Ranger Robert Montalvo, Corpus Christi Police Department, Duval County Sheriff's Department, Robstown Police Department, Jim Wells Pct 1 Constable Albert Martinez and the Jim Wells County Sheriff's Department," added officials.
ORIGINAL: OCT. 24, 2024; 10:23 AM
The Alice Police Department is searching for a man who they said was involved in two drive-by shootings on Thursday, October 24.
According to Alice Police Chief Eden Garcia, the drive-by shootings took place 5 minutes apart, starting at roughly 8:50 p.m. on Thursday. One of the shootings was on Cameron Street and the second was on Easterling Street.
Garcia said the man, identified as Izaiah Salinas, was pursuing another vehicle on Cameron Street when he fired a weapon at the vehicle in front of him. Bullets hit a house on Cameron Street.
The chase continued onto Easterling Street, when the vehicles got near an apartment complex on Easterling, Salinas got out of his vehicle and fired at the second car, hitting another car unrelated to the chase, Garcia said.
Salinas was recently released from the Jim Well County jail. Garcia said the night Salinas was released from jail he is alleged to have committed another crime.
Alice PD is actively searching for Salinas and all officers have been called in to assist in the search.
Nearly 40 officers from Alice PD, Jim Wells County Sheriff's Office, the Texas Department of Public Safety, and the Jim Wells County Constable Precinct 1 Office are involved in the search.
Salinas has warrants for deadly conduct and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon stemming from Thursday night's shootings.
Police said anyone who knows the whereabouts of Salinas should call 911 immediately. Garcia said anyone harboring Salinas will be arrested.
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