The suspect, Kenia Lashan Wilkins, 21, has been charged with capital murder.
Police say Wilkins may have shot Bo after she refused to hand over her purse during a robbery.
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HPD homicide detectives say residents at the Camden Holly Springs Apartments heard what sounded like a firecracker or a muffled pop around 10:30pm.
ORIGINAL REPORT: Young woman fatally shot in west Houston
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Bo was then found with a gunshot wound. Witnesses attempted to render medical assistance, but Bo was later pronounced dead at the scene.
"There was a noise like a firecracker, local gunshot, and a scream, and when residents came out, they found the deceased and tried to help her," said detective Tom Ferguson.
According to witnesses, a dark-colored, four-door sedan fled the scene at a high rate of speed.