Gunfire shattered the peace of an East Houston neighborhood, leaving two men fighting for their lives and a 70-year-old charged with trigger pulling, authorities revealed earlier today. Juan Antonio Magana stands accused of shooting the duo during a barbeque turned bloody last week; he's been slapped with two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, not to mention felony evading arrest, as reported by the Houston Police Department.
Sirens screamed and blue lights flickered as lawmen zeroed in on the alleged shooter at 6301 East Houston Road. Police responding to the chaotic scene found Magana peeling away in his truck, and despite their signals demanding him to halt, he floored the gas pedal, leading cops on a merry chase before they finally slapped the cuffs on, according to a news release from the HPD.
The victims, both 40 and each other’s likely mirror in age alone, got whisked away to an area hospital where doctors are battling to save their lives. HPD Major Assaults & Family Violence Division Detectives V. Jones and C. Brown spearheaded the investigation, and a witness present during the fracas fingered Magana as the man who pulled the trigger.
After receiving medical treatment for injuries sustained during his rash bid for freedom, Magana found himself staring down the steely bars of a Harris County Jail cell. The Harris County District Attorney's Office wasted no time in filing charges against the septuagenarian, ensuring that the pursuit of justice for the wounded was swift, the news release explained. Meanwhile, the community recoils from the violence that has pierced its tranquility, leaving a grim reminder that the specter of gun violence knows no age limit, casting a long and dark shadow across the lives it touches.
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