{"id":198901,"date":"2026-03-10T22:21:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T22:21:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/198901\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T22:21:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T22:21:10","slug":"18-year-old-accused-in-deadly-houston-heights-shooting-faces-new-federal-charges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/198901\/","title":{"rendered":"18-year-old accused in deadly Houston Heights shooting faces new federal charges"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/agtidj2hinb7q63t.jpg\" alt=\"18-year-old arrested for deadly shooting in Houston Heights\" class=\"sr-only\" data-v-4292be72=\"\"\/>    <\/p>\n<p data-v-06e3e0fd=\"\">HOUSTON &#8211; An 18-year-old man charged in a deadly shooting in Houston\u2019s Heights neighborhood is now also facing federal charges.<\/p>\n<p>   New charges for Heights shooting suspect <\/p>\n<p data-v-06e3e0fd=\"\">According to federal officials, Darius Dewayne Hall is now facing federal carjacking and firearms charges.<\/p>\n<p data-v-06e3e0fd=\"\">He was already charged with capital murder, evading arrest, and tampering with physical evidence in Harris County.<\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"KRIV\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-06e3e0fd=\"\">By the numbers:<\/p>\n<p data-v-06e3e0fd=\"\">If convicted, Hall could face up to a life sentence or the possibility of death for the carjacking charge. The firearms charge carries a minimum sentence of 10 years and up to life, if convicted. He could also face up to a maximum fine of $250,000, if convicted.<\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1773181270_958_darius-dewayne-hall.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" data-v-2fe2fe3e=\"\"\/>  Woman killed in Heights shooting <\/p>\n<p data-v-06e3e0fd=\"\">Hall is accused of shooting and killing a woman on Friday night and then leading police on a chase.<\/p>\n<p data-v-06e3e0fd=\"\">Police were called to the scene of the shooting on West 20th Street near Lawrence Street around 11:45 p.m. and found a 61-year-old woman shot on the sidewalk. She was taken to a local hospital, where she later died.<\/p>\n<p data-v-06e3e0fd=\"\">According to federal officials, the woman had dropped off her friend at her apartment after spending the day at MD Anderson Cancer Center. After finding a parking spot, she started walking back to the apartment.<\/p>\n<p data-v-06e3e0fd=\"\">Witnesses reported hearing a scream and then a loud popping sound.<\/p>\n<p data-v-06e3e0fd=\"\">According to the U.S. Attorney\u2019s Office for the Southern District of Texas, Hall was allegedly seen going through the woman\u2019s purse before driving off in her vehicle.<\/p>\n<p data-v-06e3e0fd=\"\">Authorities say law enforcement located the vehicle, and a chase ensued. It ended in a crash.<\/p>\n<p data-v-06e3e0fd=\"\">Hall allegedly ran from the driver\u2019s side and tried to get away on foot. Authorities say Hall had allegedly discarded some clothing as he fled.<\/p>\n<p data-v-06e3e0fd=\"\">He was taken into custody and charged.<\/p>\n<p class=\"group-source-paragraph\" data-v-4fbf7207=\"\">The Source: The information in this article comes from the U.S. Attorney&#8217;s Office for the Southern District of Texas and the Houston Police Department.<\/p>\n<p>    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox26houston.com\/tag\/us\/tx\/houston\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-06e3e0fd=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Houston<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox26houston.com\/tag\/top-stories\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-06e3e0fd=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Top Stories<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox26houston.com\/tag\/crime-publicsafety\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-06e3e0fd=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Crime and Public Safety<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"HOUSTON &#8211; An 18-year-old man charged in a deadly shooting in Houston\u2019s Heights neighborhood is now also facing&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":198902,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[1046,56,58,57,223,2053,216,393],"class_list":{"0":"post-198901","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-houston","8":"tag-crime-publicsafety","9":"tag-houston","10":"tag-houston-headlines","11":"tag-houston-news","12":"tag-news","13":"tag-top-stories","14":"tag-tx","15":"tag-us"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/198901","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=198901"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/198901\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/198902"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=198901"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=198901"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=198901"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}