b'lots (generally an acre in size), on which modern, semi- A ccording to court affidavits,ed,As stated in court records, it was in the master luxurious homes have been constructed. The studentfourmenbrokeintothebedroom that Arturo Lopez confronted Olivares, grab-population of the London Independent School Districthomethrougharear,slid- bing the shotgun, when he was shot in the back with a has grown exponentially over the past few years, nowing glass patio door, yelling,handgun by Castillo, and then in the back of the head with a new, modern campus opened on FM-43, whichCCPD,getonthefloor!with an assault rifle by Gosson. The degree to which we city folks know as Weber Rd.TheLopezsonstatedtoMiriam Lopez resisted the attack has not been report-Homeowners there are virtually all young familiespolice that he hid with hisbut it is stated that Gosson shot her in the chest. who have sought to escape what has become a bustlinggirlfriend in a bathroom af- The son claimed that after several minutes he could city scene in most of Corpus Christibut they especial- ter hearing several gunshotshear the men yelling, Clear out, and all five exited the ly move there to take advantage of small, public schoolsbut was then confronted byfront door of the home, racing off in one of the vehicles. where safety is nary an issue, and where the qualityone of the gunmen, whom he recognized from his dis- Acosta, known as Chance and Little Bro, was of education is consistently better than in CCISD. Lon- tinct featureshazel eyes and hair dyed red on the tips,arrested on April 13. The former Ray High School var-don Club Estates is located just a quarter-mile from thesticking out from under his mask. sity football player is the cousin of the Lopez teenage London ISD campus, and with about 100 homesites, isThe Lopez son identified the young man with theson and is accused of directing the gunmen to the Lo-the largest of the high-end residential enclaves thathazel eyes and red-tipped hair as Trebzz, the onlinepez home and instructing them on its floor plan. Just have popped up on what were cotton fields for over aamateurDJidentityof18-year-oldTreborWheeler,two days after the murders, Acosta posted a video of century. who was the roommate of the boys cousin, Ausencioa large tattoo on his arm that he apparently had done TheCross- Acosta, Jr. Wheeler had been arrested on an unrelatedin tribute to his dead family members, accompanied by townExpresswaycapital murder warrant in Killeen nine days after thea post that read, Youll always watch my back even willtakeyouonaLondon ISD murders, on April 11. He was turned overwhen youre goneRest In Peace family. Mario & Miri-direct,15-minuteto Nueces County Sheriffs deputies within days and re- am (referring to Arturo by his middle name). He was route (without traf- turned to Corpus Christi to face charges of capital mur- arrested for their murders the following week.ficatleast)fromder, aggravated robbery and oth-theLaredo/17thers, with a bond of more than $1.2 St.neighborhood,million. According to sworn state-toLondonClubments, Wheeler admitted to being Estates,butnoat the Lopez home on the night of twocommunitiesthe killings, and that he was part inCorpusChristiof a plot hatched by Acosta and a couldbemoreop- guy he met at his apartment named Deandre Mathis posite.IntheareaA.O.,a.k.a.46-year-oldAdrian statisticallyidenti- Olivares, a career criminal with a fied as Tierra Grande, the average income is in the toplong record that includes the sex-15% in the U.S. and it is among the top 8% wealthiestual assault of a 16-year-old girl in neighborhoods; child poverty is 5.4%, about as low asCleburne, Texas, for which he is a it gets; median home value is $353,000, in the top 14%registered sex offender.Above: Miriam & Arturo Lopez; Left: Acostas tattoo in the U.S., and; 65% of homes were built after 1999,According to Wheeler, Acostadone in their honor two days after their murders.placing it among the 3% newest neighborhoods in thewasenragedattheLopezson, country. Investment properties like the four-bedroom,claiming that he had stolen marijuana from him, andThethirdmanarrestedonsuspicionofcapital four-and-a-half-bath, 3,200 square foot home at 2534he wanted to rob him and his parents in retaliation, re- murder and other crimes related to the London Club Balchuk Lane will generate $3,000 per month or morevealing that a large volume of methamphetamines andEstates home invasion was Ismael Castillo, who was lo-in rentnot a bad deal for an executive home on anas much as $400,000 in cash were allegedly stashed incated at a motel in San Antonio on April 18 and was tak-acre lot located in a great, rural school district, andtheir London Club Estates rental home. He and Olivaresen into custody without incident. Guns were found in that sold for almost $470,000 just a few years ago. then recruited Wheeler and another man who wouldhis motel room for which he was additionally charged Reports of a double homicide, first called into 911be armed with an assault rifle. The men traveled fromwith being a felon in possession of firearms. He was re-as a murder-suicide in the 1:00 a.m. hour of Monday,Acostas apartment, where he remained, in two vehi- turned to Corpus Christi where he was charged with an April 2, 2018, to the London Club Estates address was acles to the entrance of the small subdivision, passinganother home invasion and murderthat of Deandre genuine shock to residents, who knew the young fam- by the stylish, black on grey stucco home several times.Mathis at the Coleman Ave. house on March 14. Castillo ily as friendly but that they kept to themselvesnotWheeler told police that he and one of the menis accused of acting as one of two gunmen who burst hard to do in a subdivision of acre-sized lots. Policejumped the back fence of the acre-sized property, andinto the house in broad daylight to rob the occupants of may have been just as surprised until the nature of thethat he smashed through the glass of the rear patiodrugs and cash. Days later, he would be charged with a crime was determined, and the identity of the victimsdoor. Once inside, the two rushed to the front doorthird violent robbery.was established. Arturo Mario Lopez, 39, and his wifewhere they let the other two gunmen into the house.Within minutes of the 5:00 p.m. arrest of Castillo Miriam Flores Lopez, 38, were found shot to death inAccording to Wheeler, Olivares, armed with a shotgun,in San Antonio on Wednesday April 18, Robert Gossom their bedroom. Their 17-year-old son and his girlfriend,along with 26-year-old Jordan Gosson and 31-year-oldturned himself in to U.S. Marshals at a location on S. along with the couples middle-school-aged daughter,Ismael Castillo, proceeded to the Lopezs master bed- Port Ave. He is accused of carrying an assault rifle into crying and screaming hysterically, met Nueces Countyroom in search of the drugs and money. Wheeler statedthe Lopez home and shooting Arturo in the back of the Sheriffs deputies as they arrived at Balchuk Lane inthat he and the fifth gunman went to search for thehead, and Miriam in the chest, killing them both. He response to the call.Lopez son in his bedroom. is also accused in the third, violent robbery of Amans.30 THE COASTAL BEND MA TheC talBend.comom104 THE COASTAL BEND MAGAGAZINEZINEFEALate Summer 2018TURED: The Stories that Mattered TheCooasastalBend.c'