Charges have been filed against a suspect arrested in the fatal shooting of a woman at 6800 Cullen Boulevard about 6:20 a.m. on Saturday (March 13).
The suspect, Jerry Nicholas Watts (b/m, 49), is charged with murder in the 337th State District Court. A booking photo of Watts is attached to this news release.
The identity of the victim, 38, is pending verification by the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences.
HPD Homicide Division Sergeant M. Cass and Detective K. Heaverlo reported:
Officers were advised of a discharging of firearms in the area of the above address and observed a woman unresponsive in the road. She had suffered an apparent gunshot wound. Paramedics arrived and pronounced the woman deceased.
An individual (Watts) matching the description of the shooter was detained, questioned and subsequently charged in this case.
Jerry Nicholas Watts
JFC/KJS 3-16-21
Inc #033543921