Houston rapper
Guero 10K
is now facing a total of five murder charges
after doing a drill on a rival rapper
that left part of his skull missing,
then murdering a random couple
because he thought they were his enemy's grandparents.
Let’s take a look at this wild story.
Guero10K
is an up-and-coming rapper from Houston, Texas,
known for tracks like Lost Myself,
Wasn’t Enough,
and Thoughts to Myself.
So far,
the artist has released 3 EP’s,
including Free 10,
Major Thoughts,
and Karma.
He isn’t a huge rapper yet
and not much is known about his come-up or personal life.
But he’s gained a lot of attention recently
for the multiple homicides he’s been involved in over the past few years.
The first occurred back in 2019
at the music video shoot
for a rapper named Cash out Ace.
Cash Out Ace is another up-and-coming Houston rapper,
best known for the track Vibe Got Different
featuring Kap G.
Cashout Ace has been beefing with the 10K gang
which is led by Guero 10K,
and has 27 members according to Houston police.
The gang has been accused of
committing multiple drive-by shootings,
murders,
armed robberies,
assaults,
and engaging
in the trafficking of narcotics
and firearms.
On December 27th, 2019,
Cash Out Ace was filming a music video
in a parking lot
near the intersection of Smart Street
and Berwyn Drive in Houston.
Ace had invited a few close friends
to be part of the video shoot
and a large crowd of people
had assembled in the area.
Around 9:30 PM,
a vehicle pulled up beside the parking lot
and started letting off shots
from what sounded like an automatic weapon,
hitting multiple people in the crowd,
including Cash Out Ace.
Police were called to the scene
and found that nine victims
had been injured in the attack,
with two of them already dead.
Cash Out Ace himself
had been critically injured,
after being shot in the arm and head.
The two victims who lost their lives
were 20-year old Gonzalo Gonzalez
and 22-year old Jonathon Jimenez.
Jimenez was an extra
who was invited to the shoot by Cash Out Ace,
while Gonzalez was the cameraman,
who had no ties to the rapper
before the shoot.
After searching the area,
police discovered several different kinds of shell casings,
suggesting there were multiple shooters.
They determined that the shots had been fired
from a .9mm pistol,
a .40 cal Smith and Wesson,
and an AK-47.
They also used surveillance footage
to determine that the shooters
had pulled up in a Honda Civic,
with two men firing shots from the passenger side
and another
firing out the sunroof.
Police also received reports
of another shooting the same night,
that was committed by attackers
driving a Honda Civic
matching the same description.
When they arrived on the scene,
they found a cell phone in the victim’s driveway,
that didn’t belong to anyone there.
It appeared that the owner
was currently trying to use an app
to track the phone's location,
leading police to believe
it belonged to the shooter.
The cops were able to get a warrant
to access Guero10k’s Snapchat,
which featured messages
they believe were related to the shooting.
In these messages,
Geuro mentioned Cash Out Ace by name
and also referred to someone losing their phone.
Plus,
he referenced another person
talking about the shooting on Instagram,
who was looking for information
on someone driving a Honda Civic.
Police were able to trace the messages
to a man named Kelvin Badillo,
who had ties to the 10K gang.
They also found messages
sent by another member of the gang
that seemed to suggest he was scoping out the area
before the shooting.
Plus,
they were able to determine that the cell phone found at the scene
belonged to another member of the gang
named Rico10k.
Investigators were then able to use the GPS tracking on both Rico
and Geuro to determine that they were both in the same location
as both shootings,
likely identifying them
as two of the shooters.
They were also able to track the vehicle
used in the shooting,
by identifying local toll records.
They traced it back to the mother of Kevin Badillo,
one of the dudes Guero was messaging
after the shooting.
They located the vehicle
at a nearby used car lot,
where they found shell casings still inside the vehicle.
A SWAT team ended up raiding
Guero 10k’s home,
uncovering a small arsenal of weapons,
as well as marijuana,
codeine,
a scale,
and piles of cash.
They also issued a warrant
for Kelvin Badillo’s arrest
and when they brought him in,
he told police everything.
He admitted to being the driver
in the music video shooting
and claimed that Guero and Rico
were also in the vehicle,
along with a fourth 10k member
named Roman.
He claims that Roman and Rico
fired out of the back seat
and sunroof with a pistol,
while Guero
fired an AK
out of the passenger’s seat.
All four men were eventually arrested
and charged with a double murder
as well as participating
in organized gang activity.
Police have more than enough evidence
to bring a conviction,
including Snapchat messages,
GPS tracking,
shell casings found on the scene,
Badillo’s testimony,
and all the guns and drugs
that were found in Guero’s home.
If that wasn’t bad enough,
Guero would also record multiple songs
that made references to the shooting,
including taking a shot at Cash Out Ace
by saying
“play and get popped in his forehead”.
Cashout Ace
would miraculously
make a full recovery
and be able to continue his rap career,
despite having serious complications.
He did an interview with Say Cheese TV,
where he opened up about the shooting
and revealed that he had to learn how to walk
and talk all over again
If that story wasn’t crazy enough,
Guero10K is now being accused
of killing a random elderly couple,
because he believed
they were the grandparents of his enemy
CashOut Ace.
While investigating the shooting
that took place at the music video shoot,
police were also investigating the murder
of an elderly couple
named Ramiro and Rosalba Reyes,
who were murdered outside their home in 2019.
The couple had been killed
after someone followed Rosalba’s Dodge Charger
as they pulled into their home
on Francitas Drive.
It was around 1:30am
and the couple was returning from the hospital,
after Rosalba’s mother had passed away.
Rosalba was in the front seat of the Charger,
while her niece was driving
and her sister was in the back.
Her husband Ramiro
was following closely behind them
in his green pick-up truck.
As they got out of the car,
Rosalba was shot first.
Ramiro quickly ran over to help his wife
and was also shot.
Their son-in-law ran outside to help
and was also shot in the hip.
He was seriously injured
but eventually pulled through.
Both Rosalba who was 61
and Ramiro who was 63,
would later pass away.
The case remained a mystery
as nothing was stolen from them
and it appeared to have been a targeted shooting,
even though they were just an average couple
with no known enemies.
But,
after police arrested Kelven Badillo,
in connection with the shooting at the music video
of Cash Out Ace,
they had a feeling
that he might have known something.
When they questioned Badillo
about the Reyes couple,
he quickly broke down in tears
and admitted that he and other members
of the 10K gang,
including Guero,
Rico,
and Roman
were responsible for their deaths.
On the night of the murder,
they had been cruising around the area
in the Honda Civic
that Badillo’s mother had purchased him
the same car later used in the music video shooting.
Guero was on a video call with Cashout Ace,
threatening the rapper
and trying to get him to reveal his address.
Ace refused to meet up
but claimed he was riding in a Dodge Charger.
As they were arguing,
they were passed by the Reyes couple
in the Dodge Charger.
So, Guero hung up the call,
believing that he had just spotted his opp.
Cash Out Ace’s brother
was also beefing with the 10k gang
and had been shot
at the music video shoot.
After the shooting,
he told investigators
that he had also been threatened by
Guero 10K on a video chat.
Guero claimed to know where he lived
and gave an address.
But the brother told him
that he was mistaken
and that was his grandparent's address.
This must have been what made Guero believe
that the Reyes couple
were related to Cash Out Ace
when he saw them drive by
in the Dodge Charger.
But they had no connection to the rapper at all.
They were just an innocent couple,
who happened to get caught in the crossfire
of a deadly gang beef.
Badillo would tell police
that they followed the Reyes couple back to their home
and waited for them to begin exiting the vehicle.
They would then start firing at them
with AR-style pistols,
then drive away.
They would then circle back
and start firing again,
before returning to Guero’s home.
A few hours later,
they were watching the news,
when a report came on
about the Reyes murder.
Rather than being shocked
that they had killed an elderly couple by mistake,
Guero and Rico seemed happy about what they had done,
believing that they had killed
Cash Out Ace’s grandparents.
After Badillo’s confession,
Guero10k was charged
with two additional capital murders
for the deaths of Rosalba and Ramiro Reyez.
So now Guero10k
is facing four murders,
including the two bodies he caught at the music video shoot
and the murder of the Reyes couple.
Texas is a state that has the death penalty,
so if convicted
Guero could be sentenced to death.
If that wasn’t bad enough,
police were able to tie Guero and the 10k gang
to a fifth murder
that occurred just before the Reyes murder.
Earlier that month,
a group of men was shot at
after leaving the apartment complex
where a 10k gang member lived.
They had been beefing with the 10k gang
and had gone to the apartments to confront them.
As they left,
their vehicle was followed by another car
that pulled out of the apartment complex.
Once they got out of the parking lot,
the vehicle tailing them started opening fire,
causing them to drive off the road and hit a tree.
Two of the men in the car escaped,
but a third was stuck inside the vehicle
after getting hit with a bullet.
A passenger in the other car
walked up to the vehicle
and started letting off more shots,
killing the 19-year old
who was trapped inside.
Police were able to connect Guero
and Rico 10k to the murder
after a female who knew them
called police
and claimed that the two had told her about the murder
on a video call.
The girl was able to provide details
that were not public information,
leading police to believe
she was telling the truth.
Plus it made sense knowing
that they were beefing with the 10k gang
right before the shooting took place.
Police were also able to use shell casing
found on the scene of the Cash Out Ace music video shoot
and GPS tracking from both of their phones,
to confirm her story.
So,
things are not looking great for the 10K gang.
There is a ton of evidence
tying them
to not just one shooting,
but more than three
that left five people dead
and several others injured.
When you include the fact that Guero was also caught with all kinds of illegal weapons
and drugs in his home,
there is almost no way that he will ever see the outside of a jail cell.
He’s not even a famous rapper
with enough money to hire a top lawyer.
So,
at this point,
he’ll be lucky to avoid the death penalty.
Guero seems to be in the most trouble
considering he’s been identified as the leader of the gang
and seems to be the one calling the shots.
But Rico and Roman
are also facing similar charges.
Even Kevin Badillo
is likely looking at several decades behind bars,
even though he cooperated
and will have a tough time in prison
being labeled a snitch.
The whole situation is tragic.
Not only were the murders senseless,
but they were also committed in a way that was so bold and sloppy,
that the killers left a perfect trail of evidence
for the police to follow.
Plus,
most of the victims were just innocent bystanders
with no gang affiliations or ties.
There’s nothing gangsta
about killing an elderly couple
or a cameraman
and now these dudes are going to spend the rest of their lives behind bars
for absolutely no reason.
But,
at least it seems like justice will be served
and their families will get some closure.