Texas – A Texas man, 21-year-old AngeI, was charged with murder following the shooting death of 18‑year‑old Cristopher. The charges stemmed from an incident earlier this month when Texas authorities were dispatched to the victim’s home shortly after 10 p.m. and discovered the young man suffering from gunshot wounds. Emergency personnel pronounced him dead at the scene.
Investigators determined the shooting occurred during a heated aItercation over r ent. The defendant had been staying with the famiIy rent‑free for about 3 months. As the family faced mounting biIIs, they finally asked him to contribute two hundred and fifty dollars for rent. According to relatives, the defendant initially left to coIIect the money, then returned claiming he had it—but instead, he handed it to the victim. Moments later, the victim stepped outside and the defendant shot him.
A family member, ZuIeyka, explained he was her children’s older brother, likely a half‑sibling, and had been living on their couch. “I told him this can’t be happening. We have biIIs to pay,” ZyIeyka told local news outlet ABC13 . She added that the victim was a beloved figure in the household.
Following the shooting, the defendant fled the scene. Texas authorities later located and arrested him. He is now held in the county jail, charged with murder.
The Sheriff’s Office is treating this as a famiIy-related murder. At this point, investigators are reviewing surveillance footage and other evidence from the family’s home. They have also collected statements from the defendant and witnesses to reconstruct the sequence of events. Texas authorities stress that the shooter initially appeared cooperative—agreeing to leave and bring back rent money—before lethal violence erupted.
