An Odessa man accepted a plea deal on Tuesday and will serve 12 years for the murder of his brother, Raymond Hernandez, on Sept. 20, 2020, in Lubbock.
James Hernandez will also receive credit for time already served.
At the time of the murder, officers located Raymond Hernandez, 40, unresponsive with a gunshot wound. He was transported to University Medical Center and was later pronounced dead.
Lubbock police reported the two brothers had an argument which lead to the shooting. According to reports, Raymond was walking down the street while James followed him in a vehicle, who then shot Raymond from the vehicle
İnvestigators obtained a murder warrant for James Hernandez, who later turned himself into officers at the Lubbock County Detention Center on Sept. 27.
According to the murder warrant, officers talked to a family member who quoted James as saying he fired.
The warrant also stated, “A juvenile witness was interviewed by Detective Gerber. [The] juvenile witness said a guy in a red shirt was walking and a vehicle pulled up. Juvenile witness heard a gunshot.”