A 20-year-old man was fatally stabbed over the weekend, the second death reported in a rash of Spring Break violence in South Texas. Jesus Espinoza of Alamo was pronounced dead at Brownsville Medical Center on Sunday. Police said two San Antonio men had been arrested connection with the killing so far, and other suspects and witnesses were being sought.
On Friday, 18-year-old Jerry Martinez died at the wheel of his car in Port Aransas when a man apparently walked up to the car and opened fire with a handgun. A passenger, 22-year-old Kristy Hernandez, was wounded in the leg and buttocks.
Also Friday, Benito Esquivel, 18, of Woodsboro was stabbed 11 times near Port Aransas. Two police officers received minor injuries while pursuing the 15-year-old suspect who stabbed Esquivel.
If it was me, I think I'da gone to visit Aunt Ethel instead. But then, I've always been kinda gun-shy. |