Charges have been filed against a suspect arrested in the death of a woman found at 5126 Emma Forest Street about 7:20 a.m. on Wednesday (March 12).
The suspect, Chance Zane Chavez, 34, is charged with murder in the 176th State District Court. A booking photo of Chavez is attached to this news release.
The identity of the victim, 32, is pending verification by the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences.
HPD Homicide Division Sergeant R. Olive and Detective T. Tyler reported:
Officers were dispatched to a call about a suspicious event at the residence at the above address. Upon arrival, they observed a male, Chavez, standing in the doorway with his hands up. The male had blood on his arms, legs and clothing. Officers secured him in the back of a patrol car and then searched the house for anyone injured. A female, Chavez’s wife, was discovered unresponsive in a bedroom. She had suffered blunt force trauma to her body and was pronounced deceased by paramedics.
Chavez was arrested, subsequently charged and booked into the Harris County Jail.
Chance Zane Chavez
JFC/JKS 3-13-25
Inc #031924125