An 18-year-old named Larry Holmes has been slapped with murder charges after a 16-year-old boy he allegedly instructed in the ways of armed robbery was shot dead in a Houston apartment complex elevator, the Houston Chronicle reports.
The fatal shooting occurred on December 12 at Haven at Elgin, located near the University of Houston and Texas Southern University; the teen, whose identity has not been released, was confirmed dead at the scene, during the botched heist, the boy, coached by Holmes, aimed a gun at two men in the intention to rob them but the tables turned when the targets defended themselves and shot the young assailant, according to details provided by the police. One of the supposed victims later showed up at a hospital with a gunshot wound of his own.
Holmes, who was not the shooter, is accused of contributing to the tragedy by instructing the younger teen on the armed robbery, which the charging document states was "an act clearly dangerous to human life," as per ABC13's coverage. With a bond set at $275,000, Holmes remains behind bars, and his past is no stranger to law enforcement; his rap sheet includes aggravated robbery, evading arrest, and illegal weapon possession.
