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Arik Garcia Wiki – Arik Garcia Biography
A series of arguments ultimately led to a shooting last week that resulted in the death of a 15-year-old boy, court records show, and led to a 21-year-old being charged with murder. Arik Garcia of Carlsbad was arrested March 29 and charged with second degree murder after the incident at an apartment complex in the 800 block of Hueco Street.
He made his first appearance in court the next day and prosecutors requested that Garcia be held without bail with a hearing on that matter scheduled for April 10.
Arik Garcia Age
The age of Arik Garcia is 21 years.
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Arik Garcia accused of killing 15 years old boy
Prosecutors advocated for Garcia’s incarceration before trial, since the shooting in which he was accused of killing the boy occurred near Garcia’s residence in the Hueco Street apartment complex, where the victim also lived. “The defendant engages in conduct that endangers witnesses and the community at large, such that no condition of release will reasonably protect the safety of witnesses or the community in this case,” the motion reads.
What led to the fatal shooting Garcia was charged with appeared to be related to frequent domestic disputes between him, a brother who was not charged with any crime in the case, and their neighbors who lived in a nearby apartment down the street, according to show the records. A witness at the scene of the shooting told detectives that the victim’s family “had had problems” with members of the Garcia family, according to a criminal complaint.
On the night of the shooting, the witness told police that an argument broke out outside the residence between two women. At that time, the boy who was ultimately shot tried to defend a woman, and several people in the area said they heard gunshots and the boy fell to the ground, according to the report.Read More…..
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