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Houston Man Charged With Capital Murder in Ambush Shootings of Two Elderly Park Walkers

Authorities say Charles Ernest Lopez confessed after detectives matched surveillance footage to his vehicle

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Overview

  • Lopez, 24, was arrested June 30 and formally charged with capital murder during a court appearance on July 1
  • Surveillance video allegedly shows Lopez shooting Natanael Fuentes Reyes, 68, and Guadalupe Flores, 74, from behind on a Wildheather Park trail
  • Investigators told reporters that robbery was unlikely since the victims still had their phones and keys at the scene
  • Detectives identified Lopez’s white four-door sedan from the footage and stopped him in an HPD Southwest Patrol Crime Suppression traffic operation
  • Families of the victims have called for justice and police are urging anyone with additional information to come forward