HOUSTON, Texas — Charges have been filed against a fourth suspect in the fatal shooting of two men during a home invasion on January 21, 2022, according to the Houston Police Department.
Jozalyn Lawrence, a 24-year-old, is charged with capital murder in the 177th Criminal District Court. Three other suspects, Jacob Lee St John, 24, Raul Gallegos, 23, and Damien Vega, 22, face similar charges in the same court. The victims have been identified as Juan Ramirez, 41, and Apolonio Alvarado, 37.
Officers responded to a report of a home invasion at 7132 Avenue Q, where they found two men shot and a third assaulted. Alvarado was pronounced dead at the hospital, while Ramirez succumbed to his injuries on June 1, 2023. The third male was treated for non-life-threatening injuries and released…