Jury selection begins in murder trial of San Antonio man tied to separate capital murder case – KSAT

Jury selection begins in murder trial of San Antonio man tied to separate capital murder case  KSAT

Jury selection begins Monday in the murder trial of Nathan Martinez, who is accused of killing a 17-year-old in a 2023 drive-by shooting that investigators linked through ballistic evidence to a separate shooting that left two men dead and five others wounded. SAN ANTONIO – Jury selection begins Monday in the murder trial of Nathan Martinez, who is accused of killing a 17-year-old in a 2023 drive-by shooting that investigators linked through ballistic evidence to a separate shooting that left two men dead and five others wounded. >>READ MORE: 17-year-old shot outside his home during drive-by has died from his injuries Martinez faces a murder charge in the death of Julian Junior Robledo, he and his mother were shot at while sitting under their carport in August 2023.

Martinez also faces a separate capital murder case stemming from a June 2022 shooting that killed two men and injured five other people. That case remains pending. Investigators have said ballistic evidence, including matching shell casings, connected the shootings. >>READ MORE: Ballistic evidence ties teen to multiple shootings, deaths, SAPD says According to SAPD, investigators connected Martinez to multiple shootings through ballistic evidence collected at three separate scenes. The first shooting happened June 18, 2022, in the 2500 block of Patron Drive, where a family was gathered for a barbecue. Police said