CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The person accused of breaking into cars and shooting a man when confronted has been arrested.
Victor Martinez, 17, was arrested overnight after a warrant was issued for aggravated robbery, according to officials at the Corpus Christi Police Department. The department's gang unit assisted in the arrest.
He was taken to the City Detention Center for processing.
Detectives received information Tuesday that Martinez was responsible for shooting a 49-year-old man, who was rushed to the hospital with life-threatening injuries.
Officers were called to the 5900 block of Norvel Drive Tuesday at 3:50 a.m., and found the victim in the street with at least one gunshot wound. Officers provided the victim with medical attention until medics arrived and took the victim to a hospital, Peña said.
The man was shot when he noticed someone in his car outside and confronted him. Peña said an investigation found three vehicles were burglarized on that block Tuesday morning.
CCPD released surveillance video of the suspect, asking for the public's help to identify him Tuesday afternoon.
"You can see the weapon in the man's hand in the video clearly, so, you know, it always helps when our community has that additional, you know, assistance of a video camera. That helps us greatly," he said.
Neighbors share surveillance video
Residents on Norvell Drive caught some of the commotion on their home surveillance cameras. They shared the videos with 3NEWS.
WARNING: Gunshots are audible in the video and it may be distressing for some.
The first part of the video shows a man going through cars on the street. In the rest of the video, you can hear at least three gunshots and see a man running from the scene.
In one video that 3NEWS watched and decided not to share, the man is seen pointing a gun at a cat that was laying on a car he was trying to burglarize, with the barrel almost touching the cat's nose.
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