Docs: Man facing murder charge in cartel-related shooting

EL PASO, Texas ( KTSM ) — A 20-year-old man is now facing a murder charge in connection to a fatal shooting that happened outside a bar a few days after Christmas in 2022, according to court documents obtained by KTSM.

Brandon Alexis Garcia, 20, is charged with murder in the death of Alonso Llamas Chavez, 35.

Chavez was fatally shot outside the 11/11 Bar at 1441 Zaragoza on Dec. 28, 2022. He was booked into El Paso County Jail on a $150,000 bond on Saturday, April 27.

According to the affidavit, the victim had been drinking with friends at the bar, and when they left as a group, he was shot by someone with a rifle in the parking lot.

According to documents obtained by KTSM, Garcia is not the shooter. However, documents allege he is involved in a criminal organization involved in human smuggling and was ordered to pick up the alleged shooters by someone in Juarez.

The alleged shooters were not identified by name in court documents.

KTSM requested a mugshot of the suspect, but police said they could not release a mugshot at this time for investigation purposes. No other arrests have been made at this time.

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