Odessa Police respond to two different crime scenes Monday night that turn out to be related

ODESSA, Texas — The City of Odessa mentioned Tuesday that two males had been arrested Monday night after two separate calls to native police became out to be related.

At about 11 p.m. Monday night, the City says Odessa Police replied to 505 East thirty fifth St. due to a gunshot sufferer.

Once Officers arrived, they discovered 38-year-old Raymundo Sanchez affected by a gunshot wound within the decrease a part of his frame. 

While investigating the scene, the City says Odessa Police turned into conscious about some other crime scene within the 2700 block of Center Ave. involving 48-year-old Charles Whittington who stories that he used to be robbed within the house of Sanchez’s place of abode.

According to an investigation, officials believed that Sanchez and an unknown topic robbed Whittington at gunpoint within the 2700 block of Center Ave. Once the theft happened, investigators say Sanchez and some other topic fled the scene North.

Whittington claimed that not anything used to be stolen throughout this incident, then again, and as a substitute of calling the police and reporting the incident, Whittington selected to seek for Sanchez and the opposite topic. 

Whittington discovered the two half-hour later strolling within the 3500 block of North Muskingum Ave. and deliberately used his automobile to chase the themes.

The City says it used to be believed that Whittington struck the unknown topic, then the topic fled the scene. 

Whittington didn’t select to keep the place he struck the unknown topic and as a substitute drove his closely broken automobile again house.

Sanchez instructed native police that an unknown particular person shot him whilst he used to be strolling, however proof didn’t give a boost to his commentary. Sanchez later admitted that he shot himself someday throughout the incident.

Both Sanchez and Whittington had been arrested.

Sanchez used to be charged with annoyed theft, illegal ownership of a firearm by means of a felon and false reporting. 

Whittington has been arrested for annoyed attack with a dangerous weapon. According to the City of Odessa, Whittington’s movements went a long way past what is suitable for self-defense as in step with Chapter 9 of the Texas Penal Code. 

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