The Hill County Constable who was wounded in a shootout with murder suspects last week has surgery scheduled for today. Kevin Cordell said he will meet with his doctor later today to see if the operation can be performed or whether it needs to be delayed.
Cordell suffered a gunshot wound to the face after he was involved in a chase with Dallas murder suspects Thursday.
19-year old Adrian Murillo of Lancaster was killed in a hail of gunfire near Alvarado. His twin brother, Hector, remains hospitalized with wounds. His condition has not been released.
The murder arrest warrants were for a 2021 death in the city of Dallas, said a source in a position to know. Dallas police have not released details of that murder.
Court records show both Murillos had faced charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon when there were allowed out of the Dallas County jail on ankle monitors. The records show five different cases in which four people were threatened with guns. The records show that prosecutors had asked that the two be held without bond, but that State District Court Judge Lela Lawrence Mays allowed both brothers to post bail and be released with the electronic monitors. The records say both men subsequently cut off their monitors and have been on the run.
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As previously reported by KRLD news, county records show almost 170 murder and capital murder suspects have been allowed to post bond and be released from the Dallas County jail with ankle monitors during the pandemic.
The Dallas County Sheriff’s office, which runs the jail, the District Attorney’s office and Judge Mays have not responded to requests for comment.