Houston crime: 2 teens turn themselves in after deadly shooting of Humble store clerk
HOUSTON - Two teens turned themselves in on Sunday night in connection to the deadly shooting of a store clerk in Humble.
According to police, 17-year-old Mario Young Furgeson was the shooter and has been charged with murder. Police say the other teen was questioned and released and is not currently facing any charges.
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It all started when officials were called about shots fire near Will Clayton Parkway and the U.S. 59 Eastex Freeway on Friday.
When officers arrived, they found a 42-year-old man suffering gunshot wounds in the front seat of a car in the median. He was pronounced dead by paramedics at the scene.
Authorities said two young Black males had entered the Sunoco gas station and stole a bag of chips. The 42-year-old man was an employee at the store and got into a verbal altercation with them about the incident.
When the two males walked outside, the employee followed them to watch where they went, officials confirmed.
Authorities said the employee followed them in his car when they began shooting.
That's when the employee tried to reverse and ended up on the side median of the roadway.
One of the males then took off towards the railroad nearby while the other went towards the freeway, police say.
Humble police said they have met with the victim's family.