Continue for photos and additional details about Chavez's previous run-in with the law, which began with an alleged home invasion also involving his mom.
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Chavez's Facebook page lists his status as single, but there are plenty of photos featuring children that may or may not include those involved in the shooting. In that incident, a nine-year-old reportedly found Chavez's gun unattended and manipulated it into a shooting position before giving it to a younger child, age five. The latter then shot a three-year-old girl, who survived a shot to the chest. At last report, she was in critical but stable condition.
Also spotlighted on Chavez's page are portraits like this one....
...and this one: Not included is this image: The reason? It's a booking photo of Chavez from April 2012, when he and three others were taken into custody after a high-profile bust.According to a contemporary report in the Pueblo Chieftain, Chavez was among a group that invaded a home on the 1000 block of East Abriendo Avenue. There, members were said to have threatened the homeowner with a bat, hit him with a rock and assaulted him and his girlfriend.
Afterward, the suspects reportedly fled to another house, located at 2531 West 29th Street. Police tipped by the Abriendo Avenue homeowners showed up there early on April 16, and when Chavez and company didn't come out willingly, a SWAT team was dispatched and neighbors in the immediate area were evacuated due to concerns that the occupants were armed and dangerous. A police spokesman told the Chieftain the Chavezes had a "weapons history."
What followed was a standoff that lasted for the better part of seven hours. Finally, around 9 a.m., police were able to make contact with someone inside, and around twenty minutes later, nine adults and one juvenile exited the home voluntarily.Chavez, then twenty, was promptly cuffed and booked along with his mom, Yvonne Chavez, plus Charles Chavez and Jeffrey Trujillo. KOAA-TV reveals that Adrian was eventually charged with felony first-degree burglary and misdemeanor assault. He pleaded guilty to the assault beef, receiving three years' probation and 100 hours of community service in exchange.
However, Chavez failed to show up for a court date earlier this year, resulting in his probation being revoked in May. Additionally, an arrest warrant was issued in his name -- which is likely why he split after the shooting rather than sticking around to deal with police. He was found and arrested a few hours later.
Here's another mug shot of Chavez, followed by our previous coverage.
Continue for our previous coverage of the shooting, including photos and more.
