Suspect charged in the murder of 17-year-olds who were shot during pool party in north Harris County
Cameron Allen and Dillon Denman were killed at a pool party shooting along West Airtex Boulevard on July 1, deputies said.
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- An 18-year-old man has been charged and arrested after a triple shooting left two 17-year-olds dead at a pool party in north Harris County in July, according to charging documents.
Jamil Early Syrie Jr. is charged with capital murder and was denied a bond.
Syrie is accused of shooting and killing innocent bystanders Cameron Allen, 17, and Dillon Denman, 17, after a fight broke out at a pool party in the 300 block of West Airtex Boulevard on July 1, according to the Harris County Sherriff's Office.
Sheriff Ed Gonzalez confirmed Allen and Denman were pronounced dead at the hospital, and a 20-year-old man who was shot twice survived.
Family members told Eyewitness News in a previous report that the two teenagers knew each other since middle school and played little league football together.
Syrie is expected in court on Monday, Aug. 29.
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