Carlos Calderon has been named as the El Paso man shot and killed in an apartment complex during a drug deal gone bad in the Lower Valley. He was 25.

19-year-old Ashley Galloway and 18-year-old Jerrica Arredondo of El Paso, are both facing capital murder charges in connection to the death of Calderon.

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Calderon was found with gunshot wounds on the stairs of an apartment complex at 8507 Alameda Avenue Saturday around 1:30 p.m., said police.

Investigators say they believe Calderon was shot during a drug deal gone bad.

The investigation revealed Galloway and Arredondo collaborated to setup a drug deal with Calderon and rob him, said police.

Calderon was shot dead during the transaction.

Galloway and Arredondo were found a short distance away by police.

The two were taken into custody and charged and booked into the El Paso County Jail. source

Friends and family remembered Calderon on Facebook: