Houston police on Thursday said arrests have been made and charges filed in a June shooting that killed 18‑year‑old Nehemias Bonilla at 205 Robmore Street. Two adults are now facing capital murder counts, and three 16‑year‑olds were referred to juvenile authorities.
According to the Houston Police Department, officers responded around 5:20 p.m. on June 22 to Robmore Street and Clark Road and found an unresponsive male in the driver’s seat of a vehicle; paramedics pronounced him dead at the scene. HPD identified the victim as Bonilla and said a second man, 19, was shot inside a residence at 205 Robmore Street and taken to a hospital with non‑life‑threatening injuries.
Who’s charged
As reported by the City of Houston newsroom, the adult suspects — Christian Brizuela, 19, and Hanich Ramirez, 17 — were booked and charged with capital murder in the 262nd Criminal District Court. That post notes booking photos of Brizuela and Ramirez are attached, while three 16‑year‑old males were referred to Harris County Juvenile Probation on capital murder counts; their names and photos are not releasable.
From June to November
HPD says detectives consulted the Harris County District Attorney’s Office before filing charges, and an updated release was issued November 7 after months of investigation. A copy of the HPD news release also appears in an emailed media feed. Houston Police Department and the distribution are publicly available online.
What the charges mean
Capital murder is a capital felony in Texas and can carry the death penalty or life without parole depending on prosecutorial decisions and the facts at trial. Texas Penal Code Section 19.03 defines capital murder and its penalties, and the U.S. Supreme Court has held the death penalty may not be imposed on defendants who were under 18 at the time of the crime (Roper v. Simmons).
What’s next
The cases were filed in the 262nd Criminal District Court; prosecutors and court staff will set pretrial dates and arraignments. Anyone with information is asked to contact the HPD Homicide Division at 713‑308‑3600 or Crime Stoppers at 713‑222‑TIPS, per the City of Houston newsroom posting.
