Court docs: Abilene victim recorded final moments before deadly shooting, police say

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7VIEW ALL PHOTOSCourt docs: Abilene victim recorded final moments before deadly shooting, police say (KTXS)Comment on this story0CommentShare storySharetopics: AbileneShootingMurderAffidavitPoliceVictim recordingMethamphetamineFirearmABILINE, Texas — A newly filed affidavit in a deadly Abilene shooting case says investigators believe the victim recorded his final moments, capturing what appear to be multiple gunshots and a man believed to be the victim pleading with the shooter to stop.

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The shooting happened Saturday at a home on Pecan Street. Just after 1 p.m., Abilene police responded to a welfare check and found a man dead outside the property.

While officers were investigating, court documents say 45-year-old Joseph Adam Soliz III approached them and admitted to shooting the man.

Court docs: Abilene victim recorded final moments before deadly shooting, police say (KTXS)

Soliz initially claimed the victim had attacked him with a loaded syringe, but investigators said his account later changed.

During a later interview, investigators said Soliz described the victim making movements he perceived as threatening, but did not claim the man physically attacked him with the syringe.

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The affidavit also says investigators spoke with Soliz’s father, who told detectives his son called him around noon and admitted to shooting someone.

His father told detectives he initially dismissed the claim, citing previous statements he believed were delusional.

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Police later recovered a firearm believed to have been used in the shooting from the father’s home.

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Investigators also raised concerns about possible drug use, saying Soliz appeared unusually animated and made rambling statements after the shooting.

Detectives obtained a search warrant for his blood to determine whether methamphetamine or other substances may have played a role.

Court docs: Abilene victim recorded final moments before deadly shooting, police say (KTXS)

Court records show two vials of blood were collected Saturday night at Hendrick Medical Center.

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The documents do not include toxicology results, and investigators have not confirmed whether Soliz was under the influence at the time.