October 15, 2018 - Charges have been filed against a suspect arrested in the fatal shooting of a woman at 5815 Southtown Street about 2:30 p.m. last Friday (October 12).

The suspect, Fredrick Lavelle Turner (b/m, 18), is charged with murder in the 208th State District Court.  A booking photo of Turner is attached to this news release.

The identity of the female victim, 18, is pending verification by the Harris County institute of Forensic Sciences.

HPD Homicide Division Officers K. Clark and J. Pickett reported:

Officers were dispatched to a shooting call at a residence at the above address and found the female victim with at least one gunshot wound.  Paramedics transported her to Ben Taub General Hospital where she was pronounced dead.  Witnesses stated the woman and Turner were involved in an altercation that escalated when Turner shot her.  

Anyone with further information in this incident is urged to contact the HPD Homicide Division at 713-308-3600.