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Suspect Held Without Bond in Ambush Killings of Two Elderly Friends in Houston Park

Ballistics evidence linking the weapon to recent shootings underscores investigators’ search for a motive.

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Overview

  • Charles Ernest Lopez, 24, remains in Harris County Jail without bond after a judge denied bail at his preliminary hearing on Wednesday.
  • Natanael Fuentes Reyes, 68, and Guadalupe Flores, 74, were ambushed and shot from behind during their routine morning walk on June 27 in Wildheather Park.
  • Surveillance footage and matching bullet casings helped the HPD Southwest Patrol Crime Suppression team identify and stop a white sedan driven by Lopez on June 30.
  • Lopez confessed to his role in the double shooting during the traffic stop, and investigators say robbery was unlikely since the victims still had their phones and keys.
  • Families and neighbors held a vigil at Wildheather Park on July 2 to honor the victims as authorities continue probing why the men were targeted.