Trial begins for teen accused of fatally shooting fellow Texas High student

By CNN Newsource

Published December 1, 2022 5:36 am

By TRACY GLADNEY

TEXARKANA, Texas (KTBS) — Trial began on Tuesday for a former Texas High student in Texarkana who was indicted on a charge of murder in the 2021 shooting of another student.

Kamorion Meachem, 19, allegedly shot 17-year-old Ulises Martinez, claiming his life on Oct. 25, 2021.

According to a probable cause affidavit, Meachem shot Martinez once in the chest on Sidney Drive following a verbal confrontation at Texas High.

Meachem faces five to 99 years or life in a Texas prison if convicted of murder.

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