UPDATE: Nacogdoches Teen charged with first-degree murder
Posted/updated on: March 24, 2025 at 3:27 am
NACOGDOCHES -Our news partner, KETK, reports that charges have been upgraded for a 17-year-old accused of shooting a man in Nacogdoches on Thursday.
Nacogdoches PD said officers responded to N. Popp Street at around 1 p.m. on Thursday after residents reported hearing the sound of gunshots. When they arrived, officers found a man who had been shot at least two times in the front yard of a home. The man was able tell them about the shooting before he was taken out of town by EMS for treatment. The victim, now identified as Gerber Panteleon-Palencia, 33, of Nashville was taken to a Tyler hospital for surgery, but passed away from his injuries. He was visiting family in Nacogdoches when the shooting took place.
Hernan Cuarenta, 17 of Nacogdoches, was originally charged with aggravated assault and theft of a firearm. Those charges have now been upgraded to first-degree murder.Cuarenta being held at the Nacogdoches County Jail.
Original Story: Our news partner, KETK, reports that the Nacogdoches Police Department arrested a 17-year-old on Thursday after a man was shot.
A report from the Nacogdoches Police Department said officers responded to N. Popp Street at around 1 p.m. after residents reported hearing the sound of gunshots. When they arrived, officers found a man who had been shot at least two times in the front yard of a home. The man was able tell them about the shooting before he was taken out of town by EMS for treatment, officials said, and is now listed as in critical condition.
Hernan Cuarenta, 17 of Nacogdoches, was then arrested for aggravated assault and theft of a firearm. He is currently being held at the Nacogdoches County Jail.
