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Corpus Christi police detain suspect in Houston fatal shooting
Corpus Christi police said May 30 that they have arrested a man in connection to a deadly shooting that happened in Houston the day before.
Alexis Garcia, 20, is in custody at the City Detention Center after Corpus Christi police and Nueces County Sheriff's Office deputies found him in a field along with a stolen vehicle, according to a news release issued by the Corpus Christi Police Department.
Garcia matches the description of a person of interest who Houston police officers believe was involved in a fatal shooting that happened at about 6:35 p.m. on May 29 at the 11700 Southwest Freeway service road, according to news releases published by the Corpus Christi Houston police departments.
Houston Police Department homicide division detectives arrived at the scene and found a gray Dodge Charger and a black Toyota Prius disabled after crashing on the service road.
A witness saw the person of interest get out of the driver's seat of the Dodge Charger and talk briefly with the driver of the Toyota Prius, the Houston police news release said.
The witness told police he saw the person of interest begin walking south toward Wilcrest Drive and described him as a young, Hispanic male with a thin build and mullet-style haircut and wearing black pants and a T-shirt.
While officers gathered information, a second witness came forward and purported to have seen a man matching the same description walk into traffic.
The witness heard a gunshot and saw a red Hyundai Elantra speed away.
The witness said he turned to where the gunshot had come from and saw the person of interest pointing a gun at him.
The person of interest then stole the witness' gray Audi SQ5.
The drivers of the Toyota Prius and the Audi SQ5 were uninjured. However, the driver of the Hyundai Elantra suffered a gunshot wound and was transported to Ben Taub General Hospital, where he was later pronounced deceased.
The name of the 55-year-old victim will be released once the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences notifies the family.
Houston police tracked the stolen vehicle to the Corpus Christi area.
They sent out an alert to all local police in the area, and Corpus Christi police officers heard a broadcast at about 9:55 p.m. that night that notified them of the fatal shooting and stolen vehicle.
Nueces County deputies found the stolen vehicle abandoned on County Road 43, just south of County Road 2444.
The vehicle was still warm to the touch, Corpus Christi police said.
The Corpus Christi Police Department Gang Unit and Violent Crimes Unit, along with the department's K-9 Unit, drove to the area on County Road 43 to help deputies search for Garcia.
The units sent drones to check the fields in the rural area.
Officers found Garcia in the middle of an empty field and safely took him into custody, they said.
He had a handgun, they said.
After taking Garcia to a local hospital for medical clearance, they booked him at the City Detention Center on Harris County warrants for felony theft due to the unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and unlawful carrying of a weapon.
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This article originally appeared on Corpus Christi Caller Times: Man in custody in Corpus Christi after fatal Houston shooting
