HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — As the Houston area grapples with back-to-back incidents involving teen gun violence, an update to a story from August has a 14-year-old facing a murder charge.
On Aug. 22, ABC13 reported the discovery of a teen’s body with severe trauma inside a car. Less than a week later, the Harris County Sheriff’s Office updated the incident, saying that a male of approximately 18 years of age had suffered traumatic injuries, “believed to have been from a firearm.”
In the latest update in the case announced on Friday afternoon, Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said that the victim was identified as 17-year-old Tavian Soileau.
According to Gonzalez, a 14-year-old was arrested on Thursday and charged with murder for his involvement in the death of Soileau. Gonzalez did not identify the teen or say if there were any others involved in the fatal incident.
The announcement comes the same week as two deadly shootings involving teenagers rattled the Houston area.
On Tuesday, a 14-year-old allegedly shot and killed a 15-year-old just outside Westfield High School in the Spring area, according to HCSO. He was arrested on Wednesday and charged with murder on Thursday.
On Friday morning, a 17-year-old Westbury High School student-athlete was shot and killed near campus as well, prompting the cancellation of homecoming celebrations. On Friday afternoon, the search for the suspect was still underway.
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Authorities have not connected the deadly shootings.
13 Investigates found that the statewide Texas Juvenile Justice Department has seen a 45% increase in the number of juveniles accused of crimes involving firearms in the last five years.
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