Man Wanted For 1994 Murder Could Be In North Texas
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (CBSDFW.COM) – A man wanted for a Jan 7, 1994 murder in Las Cruces, New Mexico is believed to be living with family near Arlington or in Mexico.
On Thursday, Las Cruces District Attorney Mark D'Antonio released a new image of the man wanted for killing 21-year-old Ricardo Soria.
According to investigators, Gregorio Zavala, then 19, shot Soria in the head at point-blank range. The incident happened during a house party in Las Cruces.
According to witnesses, Soria was trying to break up a fight when Zavala shot and killed him.
Zavala is 6 feet tall and had a thin build at the time of the murder. Authorities believe he's been using the name Gregorio Santillan or Jose Lopez.
The newest image, an age-progression composite sketch, was created by the FBI's Operational Projects Unit and commissioned by the 3rd Judicial District Attorney's Office.
Anyone with information is urged to contact the authorities or the district attorney's cold case investigator Richard Post at 575-524-6370.
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