Post by Scumhunter on Jun 8, 2020 0:37:31 GMT -5
(Above photo credit: houstontx.gov)
From the Houston Police Department press releases:
March 7, 2020 - Charges have been filed against three suspects in connection with the fatal shooting of two men at 11200 East Freeway (East Interstate Highway 10) about 6 p.m. on August 8, 2019.
The wanted suspect, Ricardo Casaya (H/m, 24), is charged with capital murder in the 174th State District Court. A previous booking photo of Casaya is attached to this news release.
The other two suspects, Jonathan Aleman (w/m, 29) and Jose Javier Hernandez (H/m, 24), are also charged with capital murder in the 174th State District Court. Current booking photos of both Aleman and Hernandez are attached to this news release.
The victims, Bradley Barker, 25, and Binel Gasery, 33, were pronounced dead at the scene by Houston Fire Department paramedics.
HPD Homicide Division Detectives K. Clark, J. Pickett and L. Lange reported:
Officers were dispatched to a shooting call on the outbound (eastbound) lanes of the freeway at the above address and found both Mr. Barker and Mr. Gasery fatally shot inside a silver Nissan Sentra.
Witnesses reported seeing a newer model black sedan stop in the middle of the freeway and an armed Hispanic male exit the front passenger door. The suspect walked toward the victims' Nissan and began firing, striking both Barker and Gasery. The suspect then ran back to the waiting sedan and fled.
Further investigation led to the identification of Aleman, Hernandez and Casaya as suspects in this case and they were charged for their roles in the shooting. Suspects Aleman and Hernandez were subsequently taken into custody.
Suspect Ricardo Casaya remains wanted at this time. He is described only as a Hispanic male, 24, about 5 feet 6 inches tall and weighing about 150 pounds. Anyone with information on his whereabouts is urged to contact the HPD Homicide Division at 713-308-3600 or Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.
www.houstontx.gov/police/nr/2020/mar/nr030720-1.htm
Local News Story: www.khou.com/mobile/article/news/crime/third-suspect-wanted-charged-in-rush-hour-shooting-that-killed-2-on-i-10/285-956902cc-2748-463e-936b-681b912ad0c9
Thoughts? As of this posting date (June 8th, 2020), Casaya is still listed as having a warrant/still not in custody according to a search of Harris County's online criminal court records. Even though he is wanted for a 2019 incident, I put 2020 as the wanted year in the thread title since it says in the records Casaya was not officially charged with capital murder until March 1st, 2020: www.hcdistrictclerk.com/edocs/public/search.aspx?ShowFF=1
Also articles say this double homicide was allegedly the result of a drug deal gone bad. Besides the obvious statement that this doesn't excuse the unlawful taking of human life, these shootings happened on a busy freeway in a major city during rush hour. It is a miracle no one else was killed. Casaya is allegedly part of the group of individuals that should a reckless disregard for human life and based on the alleged charges needs to be caught immediately because of that.
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