Houston, Texas – A teenager was found shot to death in the elevator of an apartment complex near the University of Houston last month, and recent court documents shed light on the circumstances surrounding his death. According to the documents filed in Harris County court, the 16-year-old boy was killed while attempting an armed robbery. His suspected accomplice, an 18-year-old man from Missouri City, has been charged with his murder.
The accused, Larry Holmes, allegedly “coached” the teenager to commit the robbery while pointing a gun at others, which ultimately led to the teenager’s death at the Haven at Elgin apartments on Elgin St. in Houston. The Houston Police Department reported that the teenager was found dead inside the elevator with multiple gunshot wounds, and two men believed to be in their late teens or early 20s were seen fleeing from the elevator and leaving the complex shortly after the shooting.
Court records show that one of the men who fled had arranged to meet Holmes for a drug deal that night. Holmes is accused of coaching the teenager to commit the robbery, which resulted in the teenager being shot and killed by the two men they were attempting to rob, according to an assistant district attorney for the Harris County District Attorney’s Office.
The accused has been charged with murder, as well as earlier charges of aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon, evading arrest with a vehicle, and unlawfully carrying a handgun. His court-appointed defense attorney was not available for comment.
The Haven at Elgin is a 17-story apartment complex that caters to students from the University of Houston and nearby Texas Southern University. It opened in the fall and is privately owned and managed. The university does not play a role in Houston Public Media’s editorial decisions.
In summary, a teenager was found shot to death in the elevator of an apartment complex near the University of Houston, and recent court documents reveal that the teenager was killed while attempting an armed robbery. The alleged accomplice has been charged with murder and faces other earlier charges, with the criminal cases against him still ongoing. This tragic incident has shed light on the circumstances surrounding the teenager’s death and has brought attention to the safety and security of the area.