Gabriel Thomas Zarco, 20
Man arrested after firing weapon near businesses
The San Marcos Police Department arrested a 20-year-old man was after he fired a handgun toward several businesses Sunday night.
San Marcos police were dispatched to the Sync at Purgatory Creek Apartments at 1951 Hunter Road, for a discharged firearm call on Sunday, April 18, at approximately 8:48 p.m.
The responding officers were given a vehicle description which matched the description of a car in the parking lot of the apartment complex.
The driver parked and then exited the vehicle. When officers gave him commands to stop, he ran from officers and led them on a chase before officers lost sight of him.
Officers utilized the vehicle license plate information and linked the driver to an apartment unit at the complex where he was later found hiding under a bed. He was identified as Gabriel Thomas Zarco, 20, of San Marcos.
Zarco later admitted to discharging a firearm earlier in the evening. No one was injured, but Zarco told officers he fired a handgun in the direction of several businesses near Dutton Drive and Wonderworld Drive. He also admitted to throwing his gun near a tree while running from officers. The gun was later recovered and collected as evidence.
Zarco was arrested and remains in the Hays County Jail as of press time on Monday. He faces charges of deadly conduct, tampering with evidence, unlawfully Carrying a weapon and evading arrest or detention.
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