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Robbery suspects face capital murder charges in death of Dallas man

Grand Prairie police say Jesse Martinez, 18 and Philip Baldenegro, 19 robbed and injured two men Saturday afternoon.
Credit: Grand Prairie Police
Murder suspects

Two men have been arrested on capital murder charges in the shooting death of a Dallas man. 

Grand Prairie police say Jesse Martinez, 18 and Philip Baldenegro, 19 robbed and injured two men Saturday afternoon. 

Police say it happened around 4:30 p.m. Saturday near the 300 block of Northeast 5th Street. 

Carlos Arajeni-Arriaza Morillo, 24 and Cristian Lobos, 18 were injured while fighting back during the robbery, according to officials.

The suspects fled the area, but Grand Prairie police were able to track them down and take them into custody.  

Police say Morillo, of Dallas, was pronounced dead at the hospital. Lobos suffered minor injuries. 

Baldenegro and Martinez each face charges of aggravated battery and capital murder. 

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