Overview

• Jefferson Parish deputies alerted the Harris County Sheriff’s Office on Friday after tracking a stolen vehicle tied to a Louisiana homicide to a Walmart on Wallisville Road.
• Harris County deputies found the vehicle with two men inside before it drove off and both occupants jumped out, according to officials.
• One man climbed onto Beltway 8 and was struck by passing traffic, and he was pronounced dead at the scene.
• The second man was located nearly two hours later hiding in a residential backyard near the Walmart, authorities said.
• HCSO reports the vehicle has been recovered and agencies in Texas and Louisiana are seeking additional evidence to evaluate any link to the Louisiana case, with no identities or charges announced.