On July 21, Christian Torres, 22, was declared deceased after suffering from several stab injuries. He was discovered on the side of a street, and now, police in Irving, Texas, are investigating.
Per Fox4 News, Christopher Marenco, 23, had spoken to police earlier that day when they had approached him while Marenco was stationed alongside of Beltline Road in Irving with his blinkers on, documents show.
Marenco disclosed to authorities that he pulled along the road because he had seen a body and thought that it was someone who was struck by a vehicle.
While authorities were looking into the matter, Marenco fled the location.
A recording of Marenco being in the vicinity of where the body was discovered, then driving away, and coming back to retrieve something out the back of his truck, was located by police, records show.
Authorities think that it was Torres’s body.
As they further investigated, it was shown that Torres’s phone was tracked to an address on Cartwright Street, located in Irving. When detectives went there, they spoke with Donovan Lopez, who had obvious wounds on his face.
Lopez confessed to getting into a physical altercation with Torres. He added that he was unaware that Torres was deceased and thought that Marenco was going to transport him to a medical facility.
Lopez and Marenco were placed in the Dallas County Jail and are facing murder charges.
Dallas County Jail documents reveal that Lopez is unlawfully in the U.S.
