Months after a deadly double shooting chilled the Houston community, authorities have nabbed the man they believe to be responsible for the cold-blooded slayings. In a statement released by Houston Police Department, 37-year-old Francisco Cruz has been charged with capital murder for the deaths of Victor Diaz, 29, and Victoria Steckel, 34, discovered with fatal gunshot wounds inside a parked car on Seminar Drive in the early hours of November 6 last year.

The tragic discovery was made at approximately 2:10 a.m. at 501 Seminar Drive, where Diaz's vehicle was found curbside, a chilling scene that has since been etched into the city's memory. Cruz, whom detectives identified to have been previously romantically linked with Ms. Steckel, was apprehended this past Monday by the HPD North Belt Patrol Division Crime Suppression Team, an update that brings a semblance of closure to a community grappling with the shock of the crime. Information on Cruz's arrest was detailed in a news release shared by the Houston Police Department.

In the days that followed the grim discovery, the city was left to wonder at the motive and the identity of the suspect. For months, the case remained an open wound, a narrative void that HPD Homicide Division Detective J. Brown and his team have worked tirelessly to fill. Their efforts seem to finally yield fruit with Cruz's capture, as detailed by the detective: "Further investigation identified Cruz, who had a previous relationship with Steckel, as the suspect in this case," Brown reported.

Details of Cruz's relationship with Steckel, and whether this connection played any direct role in the deadly incident, are still to be determined as the case moves through the wheels of justice.