John Torres and Juan Reyes could face the death penalty for double murder (PHOTOS)

• John Torres and Juan Reyes were arrested for two murders.
• Torres and Reyes could face the death penalty in Texas for their crime.
• The victims in San Antonio were Rachel Martínez and Sergio Soto.

John Bishop Torres and Juan Antonio Reyes were arrested and charged with the shooting deaths of two people in Texas. The San Antonio Police Department (SAPD) announced the arrest of the two accused of the brutal double murder.

As of this writing, detectives from the SAPD Homicide Division have not revealed what the motive could be in the brutal shooting of Rachel Martínez, 51, and Sergio Soto, 39, by John Bishop Torres and Juan Antonio Reyes.

Juan Reyes and John Torres are arrested for double murder

John Bishop Torres, 24, and Juan Antonio Reyes, 23, are in the Bexar County jail charged with felony murder. The Texas State Penal Code details that capital murder is the only crime that is punishable by the death penalty.

According to the case report, consulted by MundoNow, on Thursday, July 7, 2022, at 12:30 am several people called 911. Neighbors reported a raging fire growing at a home in north San Antonio.

It all started with reports of a fire

The San Antonio Fire Department (SAPD) was the first department to arrive at the house at the intersection of Waverly Street and Culebra Road, which was engulfed in flames. After struggling with the flames for a while, firefighters brought the inferno under control.

A Fire Marshal from the SAFD, who by law in Texas is in charge of carrying out the investigation in relation to this type of incident, went into the house. The search of the place after the fire was led to the discovery of the mysterious crime committed by John Bishop Torres and Juan Antonio Reyes

Bodies discovered inside the house

Upon searching the house, SAFD found the bodies of a man and a woman. However, firefighters had not heard cries for help from the two victims during the fire. Upon inspecting the bodies, it was determined that they had both been shot to death. The deceased were identified as Rachel Martínez and Sergio Soto.

Detectives from the SAPD Homicide Division were dispatched to the home to investigate the brutal homicide of Rachel Martinez and Sergio Martinez. The detectives reported that the bodies of the two people were found in the back of the house.

The police identify and arrest the two killers

Thanks to videos from the surrounding houses, the homicide detectives discovered that, at 11:00 p.m. on Wednesday, July 6, 2022, three people arrived at the house in a car. Then shots were heard. Two men left the house at 11:30 and set the house on fire.

Based on the video images, the SAPD Homicide Division was able to identify and arrest John Bishop Torres and Juan Antonio Reyes as the alleged perpetrators of the cold-blooded murder of Rachel Martínez and Sergio Soto. The motive for the crime is not known so far.

Every day there are more cases of gun violence

The brutal double murder of Hispanics Rachel Martínez and Sergio Soto is one more of the thousands of firearm deaths in the US. The National Archive on Gun Violence reported that so far in 2022, 24,771 people have died.

As of Friday, July 22, 2022, of those people shot to death in the United States, a total of 11,307 were killed and 13,464 committed suicide. The country has already suffered 359 mass shootings, where at least four people were shot dead in the same event.