Detectives are trying to figure out who shot and killed Galena Park High School student Marcos Orta shortly after school ended on Thursday.
Harris County Sheriff's Office Homicide investigators have arrested 17-year-old Johnny Lewis for the robbery and murder of Marcos Orta, a senior at Galena Park High School.
After hearing the gunshots he rushed over, learning his long-time friend Marcos Orta had been shot and was rushed to the hospital where he died. "It’s like losing a brother, man. It’s like my little brother right there. Now, I’m never going to hear his voice," Orta’s friend says.Sheriff’s investigators say Orta was outside at the Baggett Community Center talking with two other boys around his age at 5 p.m. on Thursday and a dispute broke out.
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