AMARILLO POLICE DEPARTMENT
MEDIA/PUBLIC RELEASE
DATE: March 23, 2023
TIME: 6:13PM
CASE NUMBER: 23-504648
INCIDENT TYPE: Murder
OFFICER SUBMITTING RELEASE: Sgt.Carla Burr-PIO
DETAILS: ***update March 27,2023***
The victim in this shooting has died and is identified as Juan Angel Simental Jr, male, birthday 06/26/2005. The two suspects have now been charged with Murder and are still in jail.
***original release***
On Thursday, March 23, 2023, at 6:13pm, officers were sent to the 4000 block of Neuches on a shooting. When officers arrived, they found a 17-year-old male victim had been robbed and shot. He was transported to an area hospital with life threatening injuries. The suspects were identified and arrested. One suspect is a 14 year old male and he was taken to the Youth Center of the High Plains. The second suspect is Lamar Tirson, male, age 17, birthday 09/08/2005 and he was booked into the Potter County Detention Center. Both were charged with Aggravated Robbery. This case is still under investigation.
