HCSO Homicide Charge Man In Murder.
(Harris County, TX) Harris County Sheriff’s Office Homicide Investigators have charged 20-year-old Angel Lagos-Martinez for the murder of a 29-year-old father of two.
Lagos-Martinez was arrested, after evidence and witnesses tied him to the scene.
On Saturday, January 14, 2017, at approximately 3:52 a.m., deputies responded to a report of a male shot in the head at 717 Richcrest Drive.
Deputies learned that Mr. Leonidas Ayesta-Carias was with his wife and two sons, ages 7 and 10 years old in their vehicle at the 700 block of Richcrest Drive.
Mr. Leonidas Ayesta-Carias drove into the parking lot at 717 Richcrest Drive when, a Hispanic male now identified as Lagos-Martinez ran up to the vehicle and fired one shot from a handgun, striking Mr. Leonidas Ayesta-Carias in the head.
He then fled the scene on foot. Mr. Leonidas Ayesta-Carias was transported to Hermann Memorial Hospital where he later died.
Lagos-Martinez is currently being held in the Harris County Sheriff's Office Detention facility with no bond.
Address/Location
Harris County Sheriff's Office
1200 Baker St
Houston, TX 77002
Contact
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