(Seguin) – A murder investigation in Brazoria County this past January led authorities to Seguin where they say that on Feb. 5, a search warrant obtained for a residence in the 800 Block of Boenig Street turned up evidence that is believed to be connected to the death investigation of 45-year-old Larry Ortiz along the Texas Coast.
Deputies learned that Ortiz and family were visiting the area celebrating a quincenera at a beach house near Freeport when Brazoria County Sheriff Investigators and Crime Scene Investigators were called to the scene.
Investigators learned that the son of the deceased, Larry Ortiz III had left the residence the evening of Jan. 27. He then returned to the residence in the early morning hours of January 28th with a friend, Lucas Hernandez and two unknown females.
As all four were upstairs in a bedroom for a short time, officers say that’s when two unknown males and an unknown female forced their way into the home displaying firearms. The two male suspects confronted Ortiz III and Hernandez in the bedroom, demanded money and began assaulting them.
Investigators believe that Larry Ortiz Jr. woke up from the commotion and began to defend Ortiz III and Hernandez from the suspects. That’s when they say Larry Ortiz Jr. was shot by one of the suspects. After the shooting, the three suspects and the two females fled the scene.
The suspects were later identified as Alena Nicole Pena Murillo, 20, Anzley Tay Castillo, 20; Richard Horn Jr., 29, Keerston Wilkerson, 21, and Guadalupe Navarro, 23. It was Navarro who was located and arrested in Guadalupe County.
Horn is said to have also been found in the area and taken into custody in Comal County. All other suspects were arrested and charged on murder. Each remain behind bars on a $2 million bond.