Submitted Report
Andrew Martinez, 24, of Kyle, was convicted of murder this week for shooting Jacob Lambert in 2014.
Evidence at the trial, which began Dec. 2, showed that Andrew Martinez, an alleged small-time marijuana dealer, was the passenger in a car conducting drug deals in the Kyle area on Sept. 14, 2014. In the late evening hours, the car stopped in the Waterleaf neighborhood in Kyle for the driver of the vehicle to finalize a drug deal with another dealer. Upon the vehicle’s arrival, 19-year-old Jacob Lambert approached the car while the transaction was taking place. An argument ensued between Lambert and Martinez, who was also 19 at the time. Eventually the car pulled away and accelerated towards the end of the street. The driver then turned the vehicle around to leave the neighborhood. As the car returned to the scene of the argument, Martinez opened fire on Lambert from the passenger window. Lambert was pronounced dead by EMTs after their arrival.
