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2 charged in deadly shooting early Sunday

A probable cause affidavit spells out the details of a deadly shooting in Odessa early Halloween morning.

ODESSA, Texas — UPDATE: A probable cause affidavit spells out the details of a deadly shooting in Odessa early Halloween morning.

The document states Odessa Police officers were dispatched to Agave Bar, off of E. University and JBS Parkway, in reference to a shooting around 1:30 a.m. Sunday morning.

Two men standing outside of a Nissan Altima shot a man, later identified as Jesse Sanchez, and then sped off down JBS Pkwy.

A 29 minute pursuit ensued, the affidavit states. The vehicle exited off of I-20 traveling southbound Hwy 385 to S County Road West and then back to I-20. The pursuit eventually ended in a field off of W Cananero Ct. 

The document states both the driver and passenger got out of the car and tried to run away. Officers were able to detain both men. The driver was identified as Martin Monge Hernandez and the passenger as Cristian Escarcega. 

The victim, Sanchez was transported to the hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Hernandez and Escarcega have been charged with murder and evading arrest. Officers found an AR-15 style rifle and a black handgun on the front passenger seat of the vehicle, the affidavit states. Officers also reported several spent AR rifle casing and handgun casings as well as an unfired handgun round at the scene of the shooting.

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At least one person is dead as of Sunday evening in Odessa. Police have not released information on the case, only stating a homicide happened near JBS Parkway and E. University.

Police say two people involved in the crime left the scene and were later caught and detained at W. 3rd and Moss.

No word on what happened, who died or pending charges. OPD states the investigation is ongoing.

Stay with NewsWest 9 as we work to confirm more information on the case.

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