A second individual has been apprehended in connection with the June shooting at a motel that left one man dead at 4760 Sherwood Lane, Houston. The suspect, 26-year-old Trishia Michelle Perault, faces charges related to drug possession with intent to manufacture or deliver, following the incident that occurred on the evening of June 25, as reported by the City of Houston's official news site.
Alongside Perault, Terryl Shawn Richard Jr., 29, was taken into custody, charged with murder among other offenses, having been found by officers responding to a report of a shooting. Arrested without incident on July 30, Richard was booked into the Harris County Jail. Perault was brought into custody earlier this week and now shares similar confines.
The deceased, identified as Derrick Dewayne Smith, 31, was found by Houston Police Department patrol officers inside a vehicle suffering from gunshot wounds. As stated in the news release, "Officers provided medical assistance until Houston Fire Department paramedics arrived and transported the man, later identified as Mr. Smith, to an area hospital where he was pronounced deceased."
Detectives W. Huff and J. Nguyen of the HPD Homicide Division led the investigation that identified Richard and Perault as persons of interest. Following continued inquiry, Richard and Peraul, who Houston Fire Department paramedics arrived and transported the man, later identified as Mr. Smith, to an area hospital where he was pronounced deceased. were found to be allegedly complicit in the events that led to Smith's death.
