( CNN ) A Los Angeles police officer charged with murder in the shooting death of a local truck driver had his father 's help in fleeing California and traveling to Texas , court documents filed Thursday said . Henry Solis , a Los Angeles Police Department rookie , is accused of killing 23-year-old Salome Rodriguez Jr. early in the morning of March 13 in Pomona . Solis disappeared shortly after the shooting . Items left by Solis at the crime scene allowed Pomona police detectives to identify him `` as the individual responsible for killing Rodriguez , '' according to an affidavit signed Thursday by FBI Special Agent Scott Garriola . The document goes on to say that Solis made `` incriminating statements about his role in the murder '' to friends , family members and others , and said he would never be seen again . The affidavit says his father , Victor Solis , quickly left his home in Lancaster after receiving a call from him . The elder Solis was seen a day later in El Paso , Texas , at the home of family members . He told FBI agents he drove his son to El Paso , dropped him off at a bus station and does n't know where he is . Federal authorities have n't said if Victor Solis would face charges for helping his son leave California . CNN 's Tina Burnside contributed to this report .
Court documents indicate Henry Solis ' father helped him flee California . ben Solis said he drove his son to a bus stop in El Paso , Texas .