***UPDATE/ADDITIONAL DETAIL 7-24-14, 2:30 PM***Responding officers saw a white Toyota pickup drive away from a group of people standing around the injured victim outside the complex as they arrived. The officers stopped the vehicle by the apartments and determined that the occupants were not involved in this incident. The driver of the vehicle, Orlando Garza HM 42, was found to be wanted on a parole violation warrant and was booked into the Potter County Detention Center. Officers interviewing the gunshot victim at the hospital found that he had provided a false name at the scene. He was correctly identified as Matthew Santiago Barrientez HM 24. He had an outstanding warrant for bond forfeiture on an original charge of possession of a controlled substance. After he was treated for the injury, he was booked into the Potter County Detention Center for the Randall County warrant and failure to identify while a fugitive. Investigation disclosed that the shooting happened in an upstairs apartment. No other information is available on the individual that fired the shot or the circumstances that led up to it.
ORIGINAL RELEASE:
On Wednesday, 7-23-14, at about 11:30 PM, officers were sent to 1223 S Roberts on a reported shooting. Officers located a H/M on the southwest corner of the complex with a gunshot wound to his leg. The man was transported to a local hospital by ambulance. Investigation revealed a fight broke out in one of the apartments where a party was occurring. The victim attempted to break up the fight when he was shot. The suspect fled the scene before officers arrived. The suspect is unknown. The investigation is ongoing.
