Alice PD searching for suspect involved in two drive-by shootings


The Alice Police Department is searching for a man who they said was involved in two drive-by shootings on Thursday, October 24.

According to Alice Police Chief Eden Garcia, the drive-by shootings took place 5 minutes apart, starting at roughly 8:50 p.m. on Thursday. One of the shootings was on Cameron Street and the second was on Easterling Street.

Garcia said the man, identified as Izaiah Salinas, was pursuing another vehicle on Cameron Street when he fired a weapon at the vehicle in front of him. Bullets hit a house on Cameron Street.

The chase continued onto Easterling Street, when the vehicles got near an apartment complex on Easterling, Salinas got out of his vehicle and fired at the second car, hitting another car unrelated to the chase, Garcia said.

Salinas was recently released from the Jim Well County jail. Garcia said the night Salinas was released from jail he is alleged to have committed another crime.

Alice PD is actively searching for Salinas and all officers have been called in to assist in the search.

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