A welfare check ended with Harris County Sheriff's Office deputies finding 23-year-old Jose Orozco dead of multiple stab wounds inside a home in the 4400 block of Sandydale Lane. Deputies pronounced Orozco dead at the scene. Twenty-year-old Jaime Castillo, who homicide detectives say was in an intimate relationship with Orozco, has since been charged with murder.
According to HCSOTexas
, deputies responded to a welfare check and located the scene on Sandydale Lane.
The residence is in the Aldine area.
Homicide detectives classified the case as an intimate-partner/domestic violence homicide. The Houston Police Department assisted in locating Castillo, who was taken into custody. Castillo was formally charged with murder, as clarified in subsequent reporting from Fox 26 Houston.
The Investigation Continues
The investigation remains ongoing, and key details — including the specific history between Orozco and Castillo and whether deputies had responded to prior calls for service at the Sandydale Lane address — have not been made public.
Castillo's arrest landed during National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, just days after Harris County leadership rolled out new countywide measures aimed at curbing exactly this kind of violence. On October 1, officials announced a $2.75 million initiative deploying 18 deputies and advocates to target violent domestic offenders and assist survivors, the first day of the awareness month, as reported by KHOU. On October 2, the Harris County District Attorney's Office launched its Protective Order Extended Team, expanding advocate staffing from four to nine, Community Impact reported.
Harris County's Persistent Problem
The timing underscores a grim statistical backdrop. The Texas Council on Family Violence's annual report found Harris County led all Texas counties in intimate partner homicides. KHOU reported that statistics indicate violence may have occurred seven to 10 times before police are called.
No additional details about Castillo's court appearance dates in Harris County District Court have been released, and the investigation into Orozco's death continues.
