Pharr man beat 7-year-old brother prior to strangling him to death

Pharr man beat 7-year-old brother prior to strangling him to death

A 24-year-old Pharr man beat his 7-year-old brother following a verbal argument before he strangled the child to death. Brandon Dion Garza is charged with capital murder of a child for killing his brother Luke Alaniz in the early morning hours of Jan. 9. A probable cause affidavit for Garza’s arrest said the child’s mother called 911 at 3:22 a.m. that day to say that her son killed his brother. The responding officer made entry to the residence …