18-year-old suspect charged with murder in shooting death of woman in La Marque, police say

Wednesday, November 12, 2025
LA MARQUE, Texas (KTRK) -- Charges have been filed against a murder suspect accused of fatally shooting a woman on Tuesday night, according to the La Marque Police Department.

The video is from a previous report prior to the suspect's arrest.

On Wednesday, authorities identified the suspect as 18-year-old Keith Ray Smith Jr. He was charged with murder in the shooting death of a 36-year-old woman, and he was taken into custody by La Marque police.

According to La Marque PD, Dickinson police received a tip regarding a sighting of a subject matching the description of Smith Jr., where officers arrived and positively identified the suspect.

At the time of Tuesday's incident, La Marque police said that Smith Jr. barricaded himself inside a home and fled the scene following an investigation into a woman's death. Officers responded to a disturbance call in the 1200 block of Kirsten Street after learning a 36-year-old woman had been shot.



Officials said officers arrived and performed life-saving measures on the woman before transporting her to the hospital, where she later died.

Smith Jr.'s bond was set at $1 million, according to law enforcement.

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