HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK)– The 20-year-old guy, that police think shot and eliminated an innocent motorist in southwest Houston on Thursday and afterwards hijacked an additional motorist to escape, reduced a bargain to prevent jail 2 years earlier and was still on probation, court documents reveal.
Alexis Garcia was collared in the Corpus Christi location late Thursday after a fierce chain of occasions near Wilcrest and the Southwest Highway around 6:30 p.m.
According to Houston authorities, Garcia was driving a grey Dodge Battery charger and at first entered a small crash with a black Toyota Prius.
After the accident, authorities stated he after that strolled off and attempted to swipe a red Hyundai Elantra. When the Hyundai motorist would not offer it up, Garcia discharged right into his cars and truck, HPD stated. He passed away at the medical facility.
Friday night, member of the family determined the sufferer as 55-year-old Noel Lopez. He was a wedded papa of 2 grown-up youngsters, they informed ABC13.
” He’s a dad. He’s a grandpa. He’s an uncle. He’s a hubby,” a guy, that offered the sufferer mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, stated. He did not wish to be determined since he fretted about his safety and security.
” It reveals you that you can be minding your company and points still can take place,” he stated. “You obtained ta remain hoped up and avoid the method.”
HPD stated the individual of passion after that took a witness’ grey Audi SQ5 and removed. The motorists of the Prius and Audi were not injured, authorities included.
In an upgrade Friday early morning, authorities stated the swiped Audi was located in Corpus Christi, and policemans located Garcia in an area close by with a hand gun.
Court documents reveal that in Might 2023, Garcia was billed with felony escaping apprehension and illegal belongings of a tool. 2 months later on, he begged guilty and in return was provided 4 years postponed adjudication while the weapon fee was rejected. He still had actually 2 years left on the probation. That was when he was 18, yet on-line documents reveal his criminal background go back to when he was 15.
Garcia is being kept in the Nueces Region prison till he is extradited back to Harris Region.
Anybody with info is advised to get in touch with the HPD Murder Department at 713-308-3600 or Criminal Offense Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.
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