Man charged with murder after fatal shooting at a 2023 motel in Humble

There is a man standing opposite murder charges after a deadly shooting at the Mustang Inn Motel in Humble.

He is accused of fatally shooting a man and seriously wounding a woman.

The murder took place on November 1, 2023, when officers with the Modest police station went to the hotel on US Highway 59 after someone reported gunfire.

When they arrived, officers found 42-year-old Julian Coronado dead in room 205, while a woman, identified as Brenda Burdick, was suffering from a gunshot wound in her abdomen.

According to court documents, officers quickly apprehended a suspect, identified as 36-year-old Frank Orenday, near the scene.

BACKGROUND: Man killed, woman in critical condition after shooting at Humble motel

Court documents say Orenday was found with a gun in his front pocket and told officers he was acting in self-defense.

The motel’s surveillance footage confirmed details of a woman who told investigators that Orenday had stayed with her the previous night and refused to leave without money for a ride home.

When Coronado and Burdick arrived to help the woman, tensions escalated into the deadly shooting.

According to court documents, the witness said Coronado confronted Orenday, prompting Orenday to pull his gun and fire several rounds.

Video footage shows Orenday shooting from the doorway, hitting Coronado and then shooting Burdick as she tried to escape.

The footage also shows Orenday returning to the room, grabbing a black backpack and rummaging through Coronado’s wallet before leaving the scene.

Orenday is in the Harris County Jail on a $500,000 bond. His next court appearance is on December 12.