The Associated Press
DALLAS, TX - A set of numerals written on the back of a dead man’s hand turned out to be a license plate number that led police to his suspected killers.
Police noticed the numbers as they looked over the body of 18-year-old Francisco Lopez, who was shot near his home on Sunday.
On Saturday night, Lopez had noticed a blue Monte Carlo cruising around his home. Lopez thought the men riding in it might try to steal his Cadillac, so he wrote their car’s license plate number on his hand, police said.
The next day, Lopez and his girlfriend were returning home when Lopez saw the car again, confronted the men and was shot to death, police said.
Brothers Javier Izaguirre, 21, and Reymundo Izaguirre, 20, were arrested and charged with murder.