HOUSTON (KTRK) -- Capital murder charges have been filed in the case of a man shot to death while trying to buy a lottery ticket.
According to court documents, surveillance video and witness testimony led to the charges.
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Joe Hillsman was 37 years old, an employee for our city's public works department, when he was murdered on December 15, while purchasing a lottery ticket, something he did every day. It was all captured on surveillance video.
Now three men -- Eric Anderson, Derek Edmond, and Zachary Green -- have been charged in the crime. Anderson has not yet been arrested, and Edmond is due in court on Tuesday. Green is a co-defendant, but it's not yet clear what charges he is facing.
Hillsman's family is still waiting to learn more details, but the charges come as a relief after a difficult month.