Fatal shooting Saturday night in Pleasant Grove to be referred to a grand jury

Staff writer Caitlyn Jones reports:

The fatal shooting of a man Saturday night at Glover Park in Pleasant Grove will be referred to a grand jury, police said Wednesday.

Johnny Rogelio Gomez, 20, shot and killed 19-year-old Alexis Rodriguez around 6:15 p.m. in the 6500 block of Ethel Drive, police said.
Rodriguez was fighting with another man, Alex Hurtado. Rodriguez shot the man in the chest and left shoulder, according to an arrest warrant affidavit.

It was then that Gomez shot Rodriguez multiple times, police documents show. Rodriguez was pronounced dead at the hospital. Hurtado remains in stable condition at Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas, police said.

After the shooting, Gomez left the scene in a black Lexus. A witness also videotaped the incident, police records show.

Gomez is not currently in custody and no charges will be filed against him. The case will be referred to a grand jury, police said.

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