Teen charged in the deaths of three people at Houston apartment complex on Cook Road

HOUSTON – Houston police arrested and charged a suspect Tuesday evening in connection with the fatal shooting of three people at an apartment complex on Cook Road.

Police say 17-year-old Adiel Alexander Sandoval is charged with murder in the deaths of Eddie Gomez, 17, Jonathan Hernandez, 17, and Juan Trejo Sandoval, 23.

ORIGINAL STORY: Three dead after Houston shooting on Cook Road

According to Houston police, officers were called to the scene 8000 block of Cook Road around 6:45 p.m., where Gomez and Hernandez were found unconscious in the complex’s laundry room. Both teens suffered gunshot wounds and were pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics. Juan Trejo Sandoval was found shot to death outside the laundry room and taken to Ben Taub General Hospital, where he later died.

Preliminary investigation suggests the incident began as a dispute between two groups of men in the laundry room.

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According to HPD investigators, two suspects, believed to be Adiel and Juan Sandoval, became involved in a confrontation with Gomez and Hernandez that escalated into a shooting. Adiel Sandoval reportedly left the scene after shots were fired.

On Wednesday, officers from HPD’s Westside Patrol Division, with assistance from the Gang Unit and Crime Suppression Team, arrested Sandoval without incident. He was booked into the Harris County Jail.