The man accused of fatally shooting a man on board a METRO bus last week made his first court appearance after being arrested Friday, according to the Houston Police Department.
Carltonio Jackson, 22, is charged with murder after police said he shot and killed 35-year-old Phillip Ogiemwonyi ,35, in southwest Houston near W. Bellfort and Kirby on May 23.
Witnesses and police said the two reportedly argued before the suspect pulled out a weapon and shot the victim before fleeing the scene.
“It’s alleged you got off the bus and fled the scene on foot. Surveillance photos led to you being identified as the shooter,” according to prosecutors.
According to charging documents, HPD received an anonymous tip after surveillance photos of Jackson were released to the public one day after the shooting…