Lubbock Police Arrest 15-Year-Old Male for Murdering an 18-Year-Old

A 15-year-old male was arrested and charged with murder Sunday morning (July 15) for the shooting death of 18-year-old Abraham Herrera, Jr.

According to the Lubbock Police Department, detectives worked in conjunction with the department's Special Operations Unit and the Lubbock Texas Anti-Gang Center (TAG) to apprehend a suspect in Herrera, Jr.'s murder.

After a shots fired call on Friday, July 13th, Herrera, Jr. was found outside a home on 79th Street with a gunshot wound. He was brought to University Medical Center, where he died.

The suspect's name has not been released as he's underage.