Suspect charged with shooting, killing woman in NE Harris County, police say

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HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) -- Authorities have charged a suspect who was wanted in the fatal shooting of a woman in northeast Harris County early Sunday.

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The suspect, 19-year-old Francisco Javier Ochoa, is charged with killing Joselyn Espinoza, 24, in a motel parking lot in the 15000 block of Mesa Drive.

The victim was found with a gunshot wound in the head at about 2:45 a.m., charging documents said. She was taken to a nearby hospital where she was later pronounced dead.