HCSO identifies 35-year-old murder suspect after SWAT scene ends outside Baytown hotel

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Authorities have identified the murder suspect taken into custody after a SWAT scene ended outside a Baytown hotel Thursday afternoon.

Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said the suspect, Adrian G. Reeves, 35, has been charged in connection with the shooting death of 30-year-old Tomas Newman on Nov. 26.

Police responded to the home invasion and shooting at The Selena Apartments on Uvalde Road at about 3 a.m. and found a man dead on Nov. 26.

Officials said that Newman went to check on a neighbor's house in the 200 block of Uvalde Road when Reeves allegedly shot him.

Near where police found the victim, the people who reported the shooting said a suspect forced his way into their residence before gunfire was exchanged between them.

No one was hurt in that shooting, though investigators said they were working to determine the motive for the home invasion and how the man killed outside the apartment may have been related.

On Thursday, the Harris County Sheriff's Office said the standoff with the barricaded suspect was happening at 1931 East Freeway, near Thompson.

Authorities have not released additional details about the SWAT scene but urged people to avoid the area.

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