Amarillo police continue to investigate reported robbery, shooting that happened on Sunday Crime scene tape. (Source: Raycom images) By Kaitlin Johnson | February 2, 2021 at 12:54 PM CST - Updated February 2 at 12:56 PM
On Sunday, Jan. 31, the APD Homicide Unit responded to an apartment near Southwest 45th Avenue and Tulia Drive where 29-year-old Edward Olivarez Jr. was shot.
Detectives interviewed several witnesses and a 26-year-old victim.
The victim had injuries on his head and face, and he had been tied with zip ties and duct tape placed on his mouth.
The victim told police he had been beaten, tied up and robbed at gunpoint by Olivarez and others in an apartment.