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.