Crime

Two men sentenced to life without parole for 2019 murder of North Texas store clerk

Two 21-year-old men were sentenced to life in prison for the 2019 murder of a Garland convenience store clerk.
Two 21-year-old men were sentenced to life in prison for the 2019 murder of a Garland convenience store clerk. Getty Images/iStockphoto

The two men who shot and killed a Garland store clerk in 2019 have been sentenced to life in prison without parole, according to a news release from Garland police.

Luis Espinoza and Emmanuel Martinez, both 18 at the time of the killing and now 21, shot and killed Heng Lam, 30, a Dallas County jury decided.

Security video shows two men entering the store in the 4400 block of West Walnut Street with handguns drawn, police said. They demanded money from two clerks and shot and killed Lam.

Garland paramedics took Lam to the hospital where he died, according to the news release.

James Hartley
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
James Hartley was a news reporter at the Fort Worth Star-Telegram from 2019 to 2024
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