FORT WORTH, Texas — A Tarrant County jury has found Alfredo Cantu Martinez, 45, guilty of capital murder in connection with the 2024 shooting deaths of two men in Fort Worth. Under Texas law, Martinez was automatically sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
The case was prosecuted by Tarrant County Assistant District Attorneys D.J. Estes and Lauren Lawrence.
Deadly Meeting in Fort Worth
According to prosecutors, the violence unfolded on April 23, 2024, when 26-year-old Martin Hernandez Jr. picked up Martinez, who is his cousin, in Dallas. The two traveled to Fort Worth intending to visit several people, including 24-year-old Michael Cantu.
Hernandez and Martinez met Cantu outside his home near an alleyway. Investigators said the three men walked into the alley, out of sight of Cantu’s girlfriend, who remained nearby in a vehicle with its hood raised…