4 Texas family members charged in Black man’s murder
A Texas family who were out for revenge have been charged with murder after they mistakenly killed a neighbor who they mistook for the person they were looking, according to ABC 13. Joe Argueta, 19, his mother and father, 39-year-old Florinda Argueta, and 45-year-old Luis Argueta, and his uncle, 29-year-old Margarito Alcantar have been charged.
“Not going through the proper authorities to resolve any other harm or destruction that was being done to your own residence or your own home,” the officer said. “It still doesn’t justify taking the law into your own hands and mistaking the person.”
A resident’s home security camera captured part of the incident which showed Clark’s car being chased by the Arguetas. Clark turns around speed down the street in his car while being chased on foot. Clark crashed his car into a tree.
Joe Argueta admitted to firing several shots at Clark’s car. Argueta told investigators that he had been threatened by another man over an ex-girlfriend and had his home vandalized. He planned to “take care” of the problem. Clark was a neighbor of the family, was driving home that night when they mistook him for the person the family were looking for.