AMARILLO, Texas (KFDA) - A man has been formally charged for a 2020 murder in southwest Amarillo.

In recently unsealed court records, 26-year-old Xylon Trent Martin, is said to have caused the death of Tremaine Haynes on July 28, 2020.

As we previously reported , Amarillo police officers were called to Southwest 27th Avenue and Britain Drive around 3:35 a.m. for shots fired.

Officers arrived to find 31-year-old Haynes dead in the parking lot. Police said he had suffered several gunshot wounds to his body.

An indictment for Martin was filed October 2022.

Martin was booked into Potter County Detention Center last week and informed of his murder charge. His bond is set at $500,000.

The significant gap in prosecution is because Martin has been serving a prison sentence for a significant

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