Suspect arrested in fatal shooting of man at NW Houston convenience store

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Friday, May 18, 2018
Update details of fatal shooting in NW Houston
The victim shot and killed during a shooting at a convenience store was not the intended target.

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- A suspect in the fatal shooting of a man at a convenience store in northwest Houston has been arrested.

Brandon Venegas, 19, is charged in connection to the death of 45-year-old Jose De Jesus Garcia.

Houston police responded at about 5:02 p.m. Monday to a call of a reported shooting at the 4000 block of Hollister Street, near Clay Road at the T&T Food Mart.

A witness at the scene told police that one to two men walked up to the parking lot and opened fire.

Authorities believe a rifle was used in this incident.

De Jesus Garcia was pronounced dead at the scene.