Houston Police Department

February 8, 2006 -- A suspect has been arrested in the fatal shooting of a man at 7700 Lyons Avenue about 2 a.m. on January 21, 2006.

The suspect, Paul Edward Lopez (H/m, DOB: 1-24-81), charged with murder in the 180th State District Court, turned himself in to authorities on February 7, 2006 after a photo of him appeared on news reports.

HPD Homicide Division Sergeant H. R. Hernandez and Officers D. S. Vasquez, B. Evans and I.F. Flores Jr. reported:

Houston police officers working off-duty employment at a local sports bar heard gunfire coming from the rear of a business. Officers responded to the location and discovered the victim, Jaime Martin Burciaga Jr., 23, of 938 Henke Street with multiple gunshot wounds to the chest. According to witnesses, two groups of Hispanic males got into a confrontation when Lopez fired at the victim who was inside of his vehicle. Lopez has been seen in a black Mercedes Benz and has been known to frequent the westside area of the city.

Updated: MES/NJM 2-8-06
Updated: MES/NJM 2-7-06
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