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Published on October 04, 2024
Brothers Charged With Aggravated Assault in Connection With Houston Shooting on Fulton StreetSource: City of Houston

Two suspects, brothers Jonathan Jesus Aguilar, 19, and Carlos Jose Aguilar, 25, have been taken into custody following their connection with the August 17 shooting that injured three men at 1701 Fulton Street The incident, which unfolded around 1 a.m., led to the suspects being charged with three counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, according to a recent update from cityofhouston.news.

The Aguilar brothers were apprehended and subsequently jailed on Tuesday, with HPD Major Assaults & Family Violence Division Detectives A. Garcia and V. Jones spearheading the investigation that identified the brothers as suspects, the incident initially had officers responding to the scene after a reported altercation, it seems the suspect later returned to the location and proceeded to shoot the victims who were outside, according to the cityofhouston.news.

All three victims of the shooting were transported to area hospitals and reportedly in stable conditions. The Harris County District Attorney’s Office stepped in promptly as the probe into the occurrence progressed, filing aggravated assault charges against the Aguilar brothers.

Detectives A. Garcia and V. Jones reported that the HPD patrol officers, upon their arrival at the August 17 shooting, encountered three men with gunshot wounds and in quick response, Houston Fire Department paramedics transferred the victims to area hospitals for immediate attention; following the preliminary investigation and various leads, the Aguilar brothers' whereabouts were determined, resulting in their arrest without incident. The brothers are now booked into the Harris County Jail, their photos have been released in a news bulletin by cityofhouston.news earlier today.