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

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

Police say Adiel Alexander Sandoval, 17, faces capital murder charges in the deaths of Eddie Gomez, 17, Jonathan Hernandez, 17, and Juan Trejo Sandoval , aged 23.

ORIGINAL STORY: 3 dead after Houston shooting on Cook Road

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

Preliminary investigations suggest the incident began as a dispute between two groups of men in the laundry.

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According to HPD investigators, two suspects, believed to be Adiel and Juan Sandoval, were 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 West Side Patrol Division, with assistance from the Gang Unit and Crime Stoppers, arrested Sandoval without incident. He was booked into the Harris County Jail.