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Three Undocumented Migrants Charged With Capital Murder in Garland Motel Shooting

The charges follow a weeks-long probe that tied them to a separate motel robbery as well as alleged sexual assault hours before the fatal shooting.

Flashing lights from a police vehicle parked behind yellow police tape on Thursday, July 11, 2024, in Houston.
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Overview

  • Yosguar Aponte Jimenez, Jesus De Nazareth Bellorin-Guzman and Jose Luis Trivino-Cruz each face capital murder charges with bonds set between $1.5 million and $3.255 million.
  • Officers found 48-year-old Santiago Lopez Morales of Las Vegas shot in the parking lot of a Garland motel on June 20; he died later at a North Texas hospital.
  • Investigators linked two of the men to an earlier armed robbery at another motel and an arrest affidavit alleges they also sexually assaulted that motel’s guest.
  • All three suspects are held at Dallas County Jail under immigration detainers without the option of bail.
  • Garland police say the probe remains open and encourage anyone with leads to contact their tip line.