Kyle resident convicted of murder for 2014 shooting

A Kyle resident was convicted of murder in connection with a 2014 shooting.

Andrew Martinez, 24, was found guilty of murder during a trial that began on Dec. 2 and took place in the 22nd Judicial District Court.

According to evidence at the trial, Martinez, who dealt marijuana, was a passenger in a car that was conducting drug deals in Kyle on Sept. 24, 2014. In the evening, the car stopped in the Waterleaf neighborhood in Kyle for the driver to finalize a drug deal with another dealer. An argument broke out between Martinez and Jacob Lambert, 19, after Lambert approached the car while a transaction was occurring.