{"id":119269,"date":"2026-01-11T19:46:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-11T19:46:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/119269\/"},"modified":"2026-01-11T19:46:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-11T19:46:12","slug":"murder-suspect-arrested-after-shooting-roommate-in-the-back-in-north-harris-county-officials-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/119269\/","title":{"rendered":"Murder suspect arrested after shooting roommate \u2018in the back\u2019 in north Harris County, officials say"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Deputy constables arrest Jonah McQueen, 30, on murder charge after deputies find deceased man shot inside garage<\/p>\n<p>A man named Jonah Cornnell McQueen has been charged with murder after allegedly shooting another man in the back in north Harris County. (Harris County Constable Precinct 4)<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">HARRIS COUNTY, Texas \u2013 A man is facing a murder charge after authorities say he shot his roommate in northern Harris County.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Deputies with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.click2houston.com\/topic\/Precinct_4\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.click2houston.com\/topic\/Precinct_4\/\">the Harris County Precinct 4 Constable\u2019s Office<\/a> responded to reports of a shooting in the 400 block of Thornwilde Park Lane where they said they found a deceased man inside a garage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">The suspect, Jonah Cornnell McQueen, 30, was arrested following search efforts on Friday morning and turned over to the Homicide Division. He was booked into the Harris County Jail on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">According the the Harris County Sheriff\u2019s Office, the victim was McQueen\u2019s roommate, who authorities have identified as Kelvin Jones, 52. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">The two allegedly got into an argument that turned deadly. 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