Arrest made in connection to city's second homicide

A man is arrested in connection to the city’s second homicide of the year.

Laredo Police arrested Gilberto Guadalupe Villarreal in connection to the murder of 28-year-old John Lydell Tyler of Beaumont, Texas.

Authorities say Tyler was shot and killed at a home on Santa Maria on Sunday morning, March 31st.

When officers arrived they found Tyler, but the shooter had fled the scene.

Tyler was transported to a local hospital where he was later pronounced dead.

The identity of Laredo’s second homicide victim for 2019 has been released by authorities.

Laredo Police say 28-year-old John Lydell Tyler of Beaumont, Texas was shot and killed at a home on Santa Maria Sunday morning.

When officers arrived, they found Tyler but the shooter was nowhere to be seen.

Tyler was transported to a local hospital where he was later pronounced dead.

Police were not able to release his name until next of kin had been notified.

The Laredo Police Department is investigating the second homicide of the year where a man was shot and killed over the weekend.

Authorities were called out to the 4300 block of Santa Maria Avenue on Sunday morning at around 5:30 a.m.

When officers arrived, they found a 28-year-old victim who had been shot by an unknown suspect who fled the scene before police arrived.

The victim was taken to a local hospital where he later died.

Neighbors say they heard about five gunshots before police arrived.

The identity of the deceased will not be released by Laredo P.D. until next of kin has been notified.

So far, no arrests have been made.