Court records show a 44-year-old man now charged with murder in a deadly shooting earlier this month had previously admitted to attacking the same man with a machete more than a year ago for dating his ex-girlfriend.
Tommy Rios was booked into the Lubbock County Detention Center on a count of murder, which carries a punishment of five years to life in prison.
Investigating a deadly shooting near a Lubbock convenience store
His arrest stems from a Lubbock Metropolitan Special Crimes Unit investigation that began after Lubbock patrol officers responded to a shots-fired call at a convenience store in the 5800 block of Avenue P and found 37-year-old Jonathan Trevino suffering from a gunshot wound. He was taken to University Medical Center where he died.
Investigators obtained video from the store’s security cameras, which showed a man armed with a handgun arguing with Trevino, who exited the store…