Charges have been filed against a suspect arrested in the fatal shooting of a woman at 8034 Antoine Drive about 11:30 p.m. on Sunday (Dec. 22).
The male suspect, 16, is being referred to Harris County Juvenile Probation authorities on a charge of murder.
The identity of the victim, 21, is pending verification by the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences.
HPD Homicide Division Detectives T. Andrade and K. McDonald reported:
Officers responded to a suicide call at an apartment at the above address and were advised a female sustained a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Paramedics pronounced her deceased inside a bedroom.
Further investigation determined the woman’s wound was not self-inflicted. A male was detained at the scene, questioned and subsequently charged in the shooting.
JFC/AMD 12-23-19
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