HOUSTON – An MS-13 gang member convicted of capital murder in the 2016 death of a Houston teen has been sentenced to life in prison.
Douglas Alexander Herrera-Hernandez, a.k.a “Terror” and several other MS-13 gang members lured then 16-year-old Estuar Quinonez out to Buffalo Run Park in Missouri City on June 13, 2016, according to a news release.
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Prosecutors said Herrera-Hernandez called gang leaders in El Salvador to get permission to kill Quinonez. After receiving permission, Herrera-Hernandez arranged to have several other gang members hide in the surrounding area while two other members picked up Quinonez.
While Quinonez sat on a park bench, Herrera-Hernandez and the other gang members ambushed the 16-year-old and started “shooting at him, hitting him in the head,” according to the release.
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According to the release, all the gang members, including Herrera-Hernandez, fired at the teen.
Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg said the county is working to eliminate this gang.
“We are trying to break the back of this organization by sending their assassins to prison for as long as possible and we will remain unrelenting in our pursuit of these criminals who band together to terrorize communities,” Ogg said.