Three men arrested after police investigation into body found near Koepke Street

Kailey E. Hunt, Corpus Christi Caller Times
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Three men have been arrested in connection with the death of a man whose body was found in the Northside of Corpus Christi on Thursday, according to a news release from Corpus Christi police.

The release stated officers were called to the 2500 block of Koepke Street around 12:03 p.m. for a possible accident.

Romeo Salinas, 18
Romeo Salinas, 18

When officers arrived, they found a 64-year-old man, identified by the Nueces County Medical Examiner's Office on Monday as Don McCollough, suffering from critical injuries. McCollough was later pronounced dead.

The release stated homicide investigators learned through a preliminary investigation that the man had been left unresponsive as a result of an altercation that escalated into an assault.

The suspects, the release stated, fled the scene in a vehicle before officers arrived.

Aaron Moreno, 17
Aaron Moreno, 17

Investigators with the department's Homicide and Robbery Unit secured murder warrants for 18-year-old Romeo Salinas, 17-year-old Aaron Moreno and 19-year-old Santiago Paz on Friday, according to the release.

Officers with the department's Gang Unit took Salinas into custody on Saturday around 1:35 a.m. Warrants were served to Moreno and Paz in the Nueces County Jail, where the two were being held on unrelated charges, the release stated.

Salinas, Moreno and Paz were all booked into the jail on separate murder charges. All three are being held on $500,000 bonds.

Santiago Paz, 19
Santiago Paz, 19

If you have any information about this crime, you can contact detectives at 361-886-2840. If you wish to remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at (361) 888-TIPS (8477) or submit the information online at https://www.p3tips.com/TipForm.aspx?ID=343&C=&T=. The information you provide to Crime Stoppers is anonymous and if the information leads to an arrest, it could earn you a cash reward.

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This article originally appeared on Corpus Christi Caller Times: Police: Three men arrested in connection with Koepke Street homicide