A 19-year-old man identified as Luis Carlos Saldivar Jr. (06/15/93) along with a 16-year-old juvenile male have been arrested on charges of Tampering with Evidence in relation to the October 22,  2012 homicide investigation of a 24-year-old Corpus Christi man.

Corpus Christi Police were called to the Four Wind Apartments, 4101 Brett Street to investigate a complaint of gunshots, shortly thereafter, Officer received information that the victim had arrived at a local hospital with a fatal injury.The Corpus Christi Police Department’s Homicide/Robbery Bureau took over the investigation.

During their investigation, detectives developed information leading to Saldivar’s and the juvenile’s arrests.  Saldivar was arrested on October 29, 2012, at 12:30pm and booked at the City Detention Center.  He is being held on a $75,000 bond.  The 16-year-old was booked at the Nueces County Juvenile Justice Center on Friday, October 26, 2012.

Homicide/Robbery Lt. K. Isaacks stated, “The Homicide Investigation is still in the preliminary stages.  We are still in the process of evaluating all  of the physical evidence and interviewing all possible witnesses.”  The investigation is still ongoing and will be referred to the Nueces County District Attorney’s Office when concluded.

For additional information, please view the previous blotter posts on this homicide.  http://wp.me/p1D8kP-2Ee  http://wp.me/p1D8kP-2CO