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Lyft Driver Killed in Louisiana After Car Taken to Houston, One Suspect Dead and Brother Charged

Authorities report evidence linking the Bush brothers to the homicide, with Tristan awaiting extradition.

Overview

  • Deputies identified the victim as 62-year-old Lawanna J. Lewis of Lake Charles, found in a Westlake ditch with multiple gunshot wounds to the head.
  • Investigators learned Lewis was working as a Lyft driver and her car was missing, later locating the vehicle at a Walmart near Wallisville Road in the Houston area.
  • When Harris County deputies approached the car, two men fled on foot; 23-year-old Ethan Bush jumped onto a beltway and was fatally struck by a vehicle.
  • The second suspect, 26-year-old Tristan Bush, was found and taken into custody in Harris County, charged with second-degree murder and held on a $2.5 million bond.
  • Officials say additional evidence links the suspects to the killing, and Tristan is awaiting extradition to Calcasieu Parish as more charges are considered in the active investigation.