| Charges have been filed against a suspect wanted in the fatal shooting of a man and a woman at 12302 Coulson Street about 11:20 p.m. on January 17, 2022.
The suspect, Cesar Rosales, 21, is charged with capital murder in the 180th State District Court. A photo of Rosales, who is not in custody, is attached to this news release.
The male victim are identified as Adrian Martinez, 20.
The deceased female is identified as Paulina Vega-Yanez 18.
HPD Homicide Division Lieutenant J. Horn and Detectives J. Escobar, H. Martinez and S. Chettry reported:
HPD patrol officers responded to a shooting in the parking lot of a school at the above address and found a man in the driver’s seat of a red Chevrolet pickup truck. He had been shot multiple times. Houston Fire Department paramedics responded to the scene and pronounced the victim, later identified as Mr. Martinez, deceased.
A preliminary investigation and evidence from the scene determined a red, four-door sedan pulled into the parking lot of the school and approached the victim’s pickup truck. Three unknown suspects exited the sedan and fired multiple shots into the driver’s side of the pickup truck and the victim was struck. After the shooting, a female was escorted from the pickup to the sedan and the vehicle fled the scene in an unknown direction. Officers notified various hospitals and other patrol officers in the area to be on the lookout for the sedan and/or reports of a female who had been shot.
Officers later learned that Harris County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a shooting at 1500 Penn Circle Drive and found a female with at least one gunshot wound near a red sedan. HFD paramedics responded to the scene and pronounced the female, later identified as Ms. Vega-Yanez, deceased. Further investigation and evidence indicated Vega-Yanez may have been involved in the Coulson Street shooting incident.
At that time, the suspects were described as three Hispanic males. One of them is 16 to 18 years of age, medium build and about 5 feet 7 inches tall. The second suspect, known as “Chavez” or “Chaparo,” is light-complected, 17 to 20 years of age and about 5 feet 5 inches tall with a medium build. The third suspect, known as “Demonio” or “Pato,” is dark-complected, 17 to 20 years of age, and about 5 feet 11 inches tall with a thin build.
Further investigation identified Rosales, known as “Chavez,” as a suspect in this case. The Harris County District Attorney’s Office was contacted and Rosales was subsequently charged for his role in the incident. Rosales and the two other unidentified suspects remain at-large.
Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Cesar “Chavez” Rosales or in this case or on the identities of the wanted suspects is urged to contact the HPD Homicide Division at 713-308-3600 or speak anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.
WANTED: Cesar “Chavez” Rosales
Update: VHS/SOA 3-27-25
VHS/JFC 1-19-22
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