Man originally charged in Houston shooting death of 9-year-old Arlene Alvarez indicted for murder, DA says
by Houston Public Media
Houston Public Media— Tony Earls Jr., 33, is accused of firing multiple gunshots into a pickup truck Alvarez was riding in after he had been robbed at a southeast Houston bank. Earls was arrested and charged with aggravated assault in the immediate aftermath of the shooting but subsequently no-billed by a grand jury. Another grand jury indicted him on a murder charge this week, based on new evidence.
WHNT.com—Man charged in connection to accidental shooting death of Huntsville 4-year-old. Huntsville Police arrested a man Friday in connection to the accidental shooting death of a 4-year-old earlier this week.
WRIC—21-year-old Emporia man charged with attempted murder in connection to December 2023 shooting. Almost four months after 20-year-old Jaric Dunn was shot twice in Emporia, the Emporia Police Department has arrested and charged a man with his attempted murder.
dailym.ai—Childhood friends of 12-year-old boy who was stabbed to death by homeless man say child killer sentences should be longer as 76-year-old faces parole. Edward Crowley stabbed Diego Pineiro-Villar, 12, around 30 times in March 2000, in a case that shocked the nation and shone a spotlight on failings in the justice system even 20 years ago.