Following a robbery and fatal shooting on Unity Drive, Houston police have apprehended two additional suspects, expanding the scope of their investigation. The incident occurred around 11:05 p.m. on Sunday in the 3400 block of Unity Drive and resulted in the death of 25-year-old Felix Caxaj Tax. According to the City of Houston news release, the two newly detained individuals are Jhalmar Ariel Aguilar-Soriano, an 18-year-old who faces charges of aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon and theft, and a 16-year-old juvenile male whose name has not been disclosed due to his age.
Information obtained by the City of Houston news outlet points to Henry Steven Aguilar, also 18, who is accused of capital murder among other charges. The incident is described as beginning with a carjacking at gunpoint by three Hispanic males, culminating in a brutal confrontation at the intersection of Unity Drive and Skyline Drive where the victim, later identified as Tax by the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences, was shot after attempting to fend off an armed robbery.
As the investigation unfolded, Houston police detectives pieced together the events that led from a stolen vehicle to the incident at Unity Drive. They tracked down the vehicles in question, including a black Infiniti G35 sedan, and confronted suspect Henry Steven Aguilar after a brief vehicle and foot chase. Aguilar’s capture led to further arrests, with the South Gessner Patrol and Southwest Patrol Tactical Units playing key roles in the apprehension of the other suspects, as detailed in the City of Houston’s report…