Twin Falls Authorities Close Murtaugh Shooting Investigation

TWIN FALLS, Idaho (KLIX)-The Twin Falls Sheriff’s office has finished the investigation into a deadly shooting in Murtaugh last year. Authorities have determined the death was a result of self-defense. According to the Sheriff’s office deputies responded to a  fight on the night of Arpil 24^th,  2012 on 4808 East ant 2900 North. When they arrived they found two men with gunshot wounds as well as one female, who was not injured, and a car fully engulfed in flames.

Mucio-Olayo was transported by air to St. Luke’s Magic Valley Regional where he later died.  Javier Carbajal-Galvan, 28, was transported by ground.  A third victim, Edgar Trinidad-Garcia, 23, of Burley, left the scene before deputies arrived. The Twin Falls County Sheriff’s Office and Prosecuting Attorney’s Office have since completed their investigation and found that Raquel Martinez was acting in self-defense and no charges will be filed. Investigators found that an argument began between Mucio-Olayo, Carbajal-Galvan and Raquel E. Martinez. Jose Mucio-Olayo fired a small caliber rifle at Javier Carbajal-Galvan at close range striking him several times. Raqeul Martinez shot Jose Mucio-Olayo with a large caliber handgun in self-defense, fatally wounding him.