b'victims:Daniel R. GarzaGeorge S. SotoAccused:Jose Luis Ramirezlocation:1200 Block of Elgin St.Jason Herrera, 36, was a 2001 graduate of Calls of shots fired came into CCPDvictim: W.B. Ray High School and had four kids with at the noon hour of Thursday,his girlfriend of 17 years, Kimberly Lopez, December 5th on Elgin St., nearJason P. Herrera with whom he was allegedly arguing at the intersection of Morgan and S.Accused: his home on Sherman St., during the early Port Ave. Police found the bodies ofmorning hours of Monday, September 9th. Daniel Garza, 26, and George Soto,Geraldo Cortez According to police reports, at one point 25, one on a couch and another onduring the altercation, Lopez called Cortez, a mattress, both with gunshots tolocation: to whom she referred as her brother, and the head. The next day, Jose Luisasked him to come take care of (Herrera). Ramirez, 27, was arrested afterPolice reports state that1800 Block of Sherman St. At 3:30 a.m. a shooting call came in, and he was stopped while driving aRamirez shot the men be- Herrera was found in the backyard of the home with multiple 1992 Chevy Caprice with a .45 mmcause he believed they hadgunshotshe was pronounced dead shortly after arriving at handgun at his side. Ballistics testssex with his childs mother.Spohn Shoreline. Cortez, who was acquitted for murder in 2003 matched the gun to the shootingsHe was also arrested onand has an extensive felony record that includes aggravated of Garza and Soto. Neighbors ofnumerous charges includ- assault with a deadly weapon, burglary of a habitation, and the house on Elgin told investiga- ing possession of a firearmengaging in organized criminal activity, was arrested more than tors that Ramirez was often seenby a felon and possessiontwo months later on November 20th after an afternoon home entering and exiting the property,of a controlled substance.invasion on Kirkwood St. near Gollihar. Cortez is accused of yet indicating that he had an ongoingSoto left behind two younganother home invasion, with two other men late in the night of friendship with the victims.daughters. Wednesday, October 30th on West Point Rd.TheCoastalBend.com THE COASTAL BEND MAGAZINEQ2.2020 71'