2nd UPDATE: Surveillance Video of Robbery Suspect in Fatal Shooting Investigation at 2900 Woodridge Drive, Houston police have released surveillance video of a robbery suspect wanted in the investigation into the fatal shooting of a juvenile female at 2900 Woodridge Drive about 9:45 p.m. on Monday (Feb. 14).
The suspect is described only as a dark-skinned black male with a thick build and full eyelashes. The surveillance video of the suspect is posted on the HPD YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pjd9iD9HjR8
The shooting suspect, Tony D. Earls, 41, is charged with aggravated assault – serious bodily injury in the 263rd State District Court. A booking photo of Earls is attached to this news release. The victim, Arlene Alvarez, 9, was transported to an area hospital where she was later pronounced deceased.HPD Homicide Division Sergeant M. Holbrook and Detectives A. Hernandez and A. Ferrell reported:HPD patrol officers responded to a shooting call at the above address. Upon arrival, they found the juvenile victim unresponsive in her parent’s disabled vehicle. Further investigation determined Earls was with his wife at a bank ATM drive-thru at the above address when an unknown male robbed them. Earls first shot at the robbery suspect, who was fleeing on foot, and then at a pickup truck he thought the robbery suspect had gotten into.The vehicle’s occupants, a family of five, were not involved in the robbery. The juvenile victim, a rear seat passenger, was struck during the shooting.Earls was subsequently arrested and charged in this incident.The unknown robbery suspect, captured on surveillance video, remains at large.Anyone with information on the identity of the suspect in the surveillance video or on his whereabouts is urged to contact the HPD Homicide Division at 713-308-3600 or speak anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.
Tony D. Earls
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