Update, Monday, September 21: Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said Sunday night that a 47-year-old man has been arrested and charged with capital murder in the girl’s death, according to ABC13 and the Houston Chronicle. He was booked into the Harris County Jail, and court records for the case were not yet available Sunday night. The charge is an accusation, and the case has not gone to court. Gonzalez credited automated license plate reader technology with helping detectives. Monday evening: KPRC 2 reports that court documents in the case were released Monday and that the man’s next court hearing is scheduled for Tuesday. The investigation remains open.
A 5-year-old girl was killed and two other children were hurt by shattered glass when someone fired into the vehicle their mother was driving late Saturday near Grant Road and Jones Road in northwest Harris County, the Harris County Sheriff’s Office said. KPRC 2 reports that the family described the shooter’s vehicle as an older white four-door pickup truck, and that a sheriff’s sergeant called it a possible road rage shooting.
Anyone with information can call the Harris County Sheriff’s Office at 713-221-6000.
