Man, 49, charged with murder in shooting of El Paso teen during December fight at home
A Dallas-area man has been arrested in the shooting death of a teenager five months ago during a fight at a home in South-Central El Paso, police officials said Monday.
Luis Renteria, 49, of Garland, Texas, faces a murder charge in the fatal shooting of 16-year-old Isaiah Lerma on Dec. 30.
Lerma was killed and two other people were shot and hospitalized when a fight broke out about 12:20 a.m. during a gathering at a home on Durazno Avenue next to Lincoln Park under the Spaghetti Bowl, police said.
A U.S. Marshals fugitive task force months later tracked down and arrested Renteria in the city of Garland, located in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex.
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After being extradited to El Paso, Renteria was booked into jail on Thursday on charges of murder and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, police said.
He is being held at the El Paso County Jail in Downtown under a total bond of $750,000.
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Daniel Borunda may be reached at 915-546-6102; dborunda@elpasotimes.com; @BorundaDaniel on Twitter.
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