Seven people have been charged with capital murder in connection with a fatal shooting on River Road early Monday morning.
The suspects are:
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Daniel Francisco Castillo (DOB 10/05/1997)
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Joe Angel Smith-Saucedo (DOB 10/05/1993)
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Joe Michael Magana (DOB 08/26/1997)
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Joey Vargas (DOB 06/18/1997)
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Jeremy Tobias (DOB 05/11/1998)
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Reynaldo Lerma (DOB 11/02/1996)
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Xavier Luis Magana (DOB 06/28/1996)
Castillo, Smith-Saucedo, Joe Magana, Vargas and Tobias were arrested Monday afternoon. Lerma was arrested Monday night, and Xavier Magana was arrested Tuesday afternoon. All are being held on $500,000 bond and face charges of capital murder.
The shooting left 21-year-old Joel Espino dead and two other men injured—suspects Joe Magana and Xavier Magana.
The San Marcos Police Department responded to a residence in the 1700 block of River Road at 2:13 a.m. Monday after a report that a person at the address was shot in the head. The caller reported three men, all wearing black, came to the home with a gun, shots were fired, and the suspects drove away.
Officers were able to locate the suspects’ vehicle, a silver Toyota Avalon. Officers stopped the vehicle and took four males suspects into custody. Officers found a handgun when they searched of the car.
Espino’s body was found at the residence on River Road with an apparent gunshot wound. A second weapon, a stolen rifle, was found at the home.
A short time after the incident, Joe Magana and Xavier Magana arrived at Central Texas Medical Center with gunshot wounds. Xavier Magana was transferred to University Medical Center-Brackenridge Hospital in Austin, and Joe Magana was released from CTMC with a gunshot to the shoulder. Xavier Magana was released from UMC-Brackenridge Tuesday afternoon and transferred to the Hays County Law Enforcement Center.
Police believe this incident may have started as an attempted robbery that escalated to a shooting between the people in the residence and the suspects. There are also reports that the residence is a known drug location.
Hays County Narcotics Task Force and Department of Public Safety Crime Lab are assisting SMPD with the investigation.