Suspect shoots, kills juvenile, declared wanted

A suspect has been declared wanted in the fatal shooting of a juvenile male at 8800 Hammerly Boulevard about 12:45 p.m. on Saturday, July 20.

The suspect is described by Houston Police Department only as a Hispanic male wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, blue pants, black sandals and a black and white Nike backpack.

He was last seen running further into the apartment complex along with the female.

Houston Police Department, in a press statement, released a surveillance photos of the suspect.

The identity of the 14-year-old victim, as of when filing this report, was pending verification by the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences.

HPD Homicide Division Detectives M. Barrow and J. Caten reported:

“HPD patrol officers responded to a shooting call at an apartment complex at the above address and found an unresponsive male with gunshot wounds in the driver’s seat of a parked vehicle.

“Houston Fire Department paramedics responded to the scene and pronounced the victim deceased.

“A preliminary investigation determined the victim was last seen in the parking lot talking to a Hispanic female who was followed by an unknown male suspect.

“Anyone with information on the identity of the suspect or in this case is urged to contact the HPD Homicide Division at 713-308-3600 or speak anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.”