PD: 2 arrested in Brownsville murder investigation

BROWNSVILLE, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Two men were arrested in Brownsville after police conducted a search warrant in connection to a homicide investigation.

Alejandro Alvarado, 35, was arrested on charges of murder, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, deadly conduct and discharging a firearm, jail records show.

At 2:29 a.m. on May 18, Brownsville police responded to the 100 block of Blanche Street. Upon arrival, they found 25-year-old Armando Rivera dead with a gunshot wound to the head, in the passenger seat of a vehicle.

A preliminary investigation showed that Rivera and another man were shot at by Alvarado as they travelled through Calle Galaxia. Police say that is when Rivera was struck.

The driver drove Rivera to Blanche Street, where he left the vehicle and notified his family, who then contacted authorities.

Police added that a second man, 33-year-old Luciano Cesar Avina, had shot at Rivera in an earlier incident as they arrived to the 1100 block of Calle Terrestre, where Rivera lived. Avina fled the scene and no injuries were reported from this incident, police said.

On May 24, Brownville police, with assistance from the U.S. Marshals, conducted a search and arrest warrant at the 1100 block of Calle Galaxia. There, Alvarado, was arrested in connection to Rivera's death.

Avina, who lived at the same residence, was also taken into custody during the execution of the warrant. He faces two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, one count of deadly conduct and one count of discharging a firearm.