Marco Polo Hernandez Mejia rented a house from Carlos Humberto Galindo Posantes, who subleased one of the rooms to him. When his tenant was three days past due on his rent in 2023, Posantes allegedly shot and killed him, according to the police. Since then, no one has seen him.
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The Lewisville Police Department is revisiting a cold case where a man was shot and killed for being late on rent.
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The shooting happened back in November 2023 at a home in the 800 block of Harbor Drive.
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Carlos Humberto Galindo Posantes rented a home and sublet one of the rooms to Marco Polo Hernandez Mejia.
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Police say Posantes shot and killed Mejia because he was three days late in paying rent.
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Police need help finding Posantes. He hasn’t been seen since the fatal shooting.
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The Lewisville Police Department is revisiting a cold case where a man was shot and killed for being late on rent.
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The shooting happened back in November 2023 at a home in the 800 block of Harbor Drive.
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Carlos Humberto Galindo Posantes rented a home and sublet one of the rooms to Marco Polo Hernandez Mejia.
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Police say Posantes shot and killed Mejia because he was three days late in paying rent.
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Police need help finding Posantes. He hasn’t been seen since the fatal shooting.
Texas’s LewisvilleAccording to Lewisville police, a man killed one of his renters after arguing over the rent not being paid on time.
Shaun Rabb of FOX 4 skillfully ties together the details of what may be one of the most irrational murders.
Posantes, Carlos Humberto Galindo
We know:
The shooting took place at a residence in the 800 block of Harbor Drive back in November 2023.
“We have Carlos Humberto Galindo Posantes as our suspect,” said Det. Scott Kelly of Lewisville Police. “Mr. Posantes and his spouse lived in this home for a number of years. The victim was given a bedroom as a sublease. Marco Polo Hernandez Mejia is his name.
Posantes and his spouse rented the house. They would rent out the house’s extra rooms to other people.
The detective claims that after Mejia was three days over due on her rent, the two got into a fight. Posantes shot Mejia to death at the end. But the shooting wasn’t reported right away.
“The Lewisville Police Department was contacted by another agency because of a vehicle that was abandoned in their roadway,” said Kelly. “They had that car towed. They also discovered a pistol on the front passenger seat as they were doing this. This is where the registered owner returned.
Officers spoke with Posantes’ wife after visiting the house where his truck was registered.
“He wasn’t at home. “She wasn’t concerned,” Kelly added. “The following day, they returned. She wanted to report someone missing since she was now concerned.
Mejia, Marco Polo Hernandez
According to the investigator, they must inspect the house to make sure the person isn’t hiding there before filing a missing person’s report.
“So the patrol officer checked the residence, and that’s when he discovered Mr. Mejia’s body in the backyard.”
After killing Mejia, investigators think Posantes attempted to conceal his body.
“There is no doubt that the gunshot occurred at the threshold of the kitchen’s back door. “They left cartridge casings there,” Kelly claimed. “Then there’s some blood that follows around the patio, leads into the grassy area in the backyard and then around the side of the house.”
What you are able to do:
Posantes, who hasn’t been seen since the murder in November 2023, needs assistance from the police.
Anyone with information can contact the Lewisville Police Department tip line at 972-219-8477 or Denton County Crimestoppers at 1-800-388-8477.
The Lewisville Police Department and Police Det. Scott Kelly are the sources of the information in this article.
