In the small community of Fabens, Texas, a welfare check on January 29, 2026, unraveled a tragedy that would claim the life of 17-year-old Andrey Martinez. The day took a grim turn when the El Paso County Sheriff's Office received a report of a person covered in blood and possibly armed, prompting deputies to respond to the scene. Their investigation led them to discover that a young man, later identified as Martinez, had sustained a gunshot wound.
Emergency services transported Martinez
to Del Sol Medical Center, but his injuries proved to be fatal, and he was pronounced dead at the hospital. The gravity of the situation prompted a precautionary lockdown at the medical facility as law enforcement began to piece together the events that led to the teenager's demise. The Sheriff's Major Crimes Unit quickly took charge of what was now a homicide investigation.
The investigation into the shooting death of Andrey Martinez led authorities to 19-year-old Kelvin Lee-Armenta. Within a day of the incident, Lee-Armenta was taken into custody by the El Paso County Sheriff's Office. He has been charged with murder in connection with Martinez's death. Following his arrest, Lee-Armenta was booked into the El Paso County Jail, where he is being held without bond as the case proceeds through the legal system.
