Who is Oscar de la Torre Munoz? A look at the 19-year-old's past

MaryEllen Resendez 3:29 PM, Sep 14, 2015




As the Department of Public Safety continues their search for the freeway shooter, 19-year-old Oscar de la Torre Munoz is not off the hook.

DPS would not comment on whether or not they were running ballistic tests on the guns found in his home, and this isn't the first time officials have him a visited him at home.

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According to court papers, last May de la Torre led DPS on a high speed chase east bound on Interstate 10 in the West Valley.

A DPS officer reported he first spotted a red Ford Mustang driving at 100 mph near State Route 303 and I-10. When he tried to pull the driver over, the driver slowed down to 70 mph then took off reaching speeds of 140.

For safety reasons, the officer reported de la Torre slowed down his speed, and the officer was able to run the license plates which registered to an Avondale home where the 19-year-old lives.

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DPS officers said when they went to the home, de la Torre's father answered the door and told officers his son Oscar was driving the red Ford Mustang.

De la Torre was charged with unlawful flight and later plead guilty to a lesser charge of endangerment.

He was sentenced to probation on Thursday September 10, less than 24 hours before DPS ascended on his home in connection to the freeway shootings.

De la Torre made his first appearance in court, and while there only spoke his name and birthday.

He is not currently charged in the shootings, instead he is facing unrelated drug and weapon charges in violation to his probation.

DPS spokesperson Bart Graves told ABC15 de la Torre remains a person of interest in the case and will be in custody until his next court date on Friday, September 18.

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