Victim of Katy crime spree speaks out after carjacking, chase, and shooting

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Friday, January 24, 2025
Victim of Katy crime spree speaks out after carjacking, chase, and shooting
Investigators responded to two locations after a woman was found with gunshot wounds following a carjacking chase, the HCSO sheriff said.

KATY, Texas (KTRK) -- One of the victims in Wednesday night's crime spree near Katy that included a carjacking, chase, and shooting is speaking out.

Aline Zacarias, 19, told ABC13 she was getting gas when the suspect approached her at a gas station at Clay Road and Greenhouse around 7:45 p.m. and asked her for a ride. When she declined, the suspect pointed a gun at her and demanded her keys, she said.

She complied with that request, but instead of cowering or retreating, she stood her ground and recorded him. She wanted to have proof.

"A little brave and also very naive," she said. "That's what my instincts told me to do."

From the gas station, deputies believe the suspect either picked up or forced his ex-girlfriend into the car.

Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said that the suspect, identified as 18-year-old Christopher Rashad Morgan Jr., sparked a brief chase. The chase ended when the suspect hit another vehicle and stopped at the SH-99 and Clay Road entrance ramp, about two miles from the original location.

Deputies with Harris County Precinct 5 Constable's Office arrested Morgan, and the woman was found with a gunshot wound. Authorities believe Morgan may have shot her when she tried to escape, Gonzalez said.

"That girl needs justice for everything that happened to her," Zacarias said. "The severity of her situation is what I hope he deserves in terms of punishment."

According to officials, the injured woman was transported to a hospital by ambulance and later transferred by Life Flight in critical condition. In an update, Gonzalez said she is expected to survive.

Morgan is facing charges of aggravated robbery, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, and evading. He was booked in the Harris County Jail.

"I was lucky to walk away with my life, and now she's fighting for hers. It was very senseless what happened. It's very lose-lose for everyone," Zacarias said.

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