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Caught the Guy
I know this isn't a conviction, but it must be a relief to the family-not to mention everyone else in Lubbock.
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Juvenile charged in ATM murder
Police have charged a 16-year-old juvenile with capital murder in connection with the Aug. 14 shooting death of 21-year-old Colin Schafer.
Investigators expect to also file capital murder charges against a 19-year-old in connection to the Schafer case this afternoon, police Sgt. John Gomez said.
The 19-year-old was already in custody on other charges, Gomez said.
Schafer was killed about 6 a.m. at a Bank of America ATM near the intersection of Slide Road and 50th Street.
The juvenile was already being held at the Lubbock County Juvenile Justice Center in connection to an aggravated assault early Thursday morning, Gomez said.
The juvenile will appear before a judge this afternoon, Gomez said.
The juvenile was arrested Thursday afternoon along with Joe Gonzales, 19, after they were implicated in a shooting at 5311 47th St. hours earlier, Gomez said.
They showed up at the residence after someone at the house contacted them via cell phone to buy drugs, police reports said.
Gonzales and the juvenile fought with the man and later shot several times at the house, hitting the front door three times, reports said.
The patrol officer who worked Thursday's shooting noted certain similarities between that incident and the Schafer murder and alerted homicide investigators, Gomez said.
Gomez credited the officer's "good, good police work" that led investigators to bring charges in the Schafer case.
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