A man's death by gunshot on a sunny Sunday afternoon has now seen a suspect nabbed, thanks to the diligent work of Houston's finest. The shooting, which left a 33-year-old male victim lifeless on the asphalt of 3925 Arlington Square, led to a citywide manhunt. The breakthrough came when a 62-year-old named Salvador Casillas Aguiano was charged with murder after turning himself in. Houston police say Aguiano pulled the trigger and then fled the scene, only to later surrender to authorities.
According to the City of Houston's news release, the incident occurred around 1:50 p.m. and was swiftly followed by Houston Police Department officers arriving at the scene, finding a man unresponsive, bleeding out on the ground. The Houston Fire Department paramedics responded but, the victim succumbed to his injuries at the hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
The identity of the man gunned down is still in the works of being confirmed by the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences, leaving a community to grieve an individual, yet shrouded from their knowing. Meanwhile, Aguiano faces his fate in the 263rd State District Court, with the grim reality of his actions laid bare before the rule of law.
Detectives D. Davis and M. Althaus of the HPD Homicide Division pieced together the puzzle through witness statements and evidence collected at the bloodstained parking lot. It was, these efforts that brought Aguiano into the center of their inquiry. The Harris County District Attorney’s Office was contacted shortly after Aguiano's surrender, and he was subsequently arrested and charged for his role in the fatal shooting. His booking photo was released alongside the news of his arrest. The Houston police continue their investigation, urging anyone with information about the case to come forward and help ensure that the scales of justice are duly balanced.
