Here are things to know for Monday, May 17:
1. Suspect arrested after fatal shooting of man at boxing gym in SW Houston, deputies say
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A man who is suspected of shooting another man in southwest Houston Saturday has been arrested, deputies said.
Deputies said Christian Menifee, 19, has been booked into the Fort Bend County Jail and has been charged with murder. His bond has been set at $350,000.
Investigators said the shooting happened at Charlo Boxing and Fitness Club located at 9750 Hwy 6 S.
According to deputies, the victim and Menifee had an ongoing dispute and it all came to a head last night when Menifee pulled out a gun and fatally shot the victim.
2. Candlelight prayer vigil held for Erica Hernandez
On Sunday, friends and family gathered for a candlelight vigil to remember Erica Hernandez.
The somber day marked four days since Pearland police confirmed the body found inside a small lake was the mother of three who had been missing for weeks.
“I just want to say thank y’all for being here to celebrate my sister’s life,” Ashley Hernandez said.
It has been hard for the family of Erica Hernandez.
“It’s still not real to us. I don’t know how long it will take for us to realize it, but it’s not real,” Ashley said.
Many stood in the rain to honor Erica’s life, who not only a mother but a sister and friend.
3. 88% of children covered by monthly payments starting in July
The Treasury Department said Monday that 39 million families are set to receive monthly child payments beginning on July 15.
The payments are part of President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package, which expanded the child tax credit for one year and made it possible to pre-pay the benefits on a monthly basis. Nearly 88% of children are set to receive the benefits without their parents needing to take any additional action.
Qualified families will receive a payment of up to $300 per month for each child under 6 and up to $250 per month for children between the ages of 6 and 17. The child tax credit was previously capped at $2,000 and only paid out to families with income tax obligations after they filed with the IRS.
4. Linda McIngvale, the wife of Jim ‘Mattress Mack’ McIngvale, assists in the recovery of India the tiger
Linda McIngvale, the wife of Jim ‘Mattress Mack’ McIngvale, said she helped with the safe recovery of India the tiger, according to a statement.
The McIngvales operate Club Westside, a “licensed facility with exotic animals” in Houston, and the Cuevas, the owners of the exotic animal, had previously visited as guests of a past member where they became acquainted, per the statement.
Jarred Mears, the animal enforcement manager for BARC, reached out to Linda to see if she knew the Cuevas and could assist in the recovery of the tiger, per the statement.
Linda said she arranged, through the help of the Cuevas’ for the tiger to be located and anonymously delivered, where BARC was on standby to receive.
5. This Texas doctor is only 9th Black woman pediatric surgeon in United States
Dr. Kanika Bowen-Jallow is breaking barriers every day.
According to the American Pediatric Surgical Association, she is only the ninth Black female pediatric surgeon in the United States.
“I honestly had never thought about it before because there are so few of us, that’s always been my reality,” Bowen-Jallow told Good Morning America. “You’re just used to that.”
Bowen-Jallow says the lack of Black representation is apparent in medicine. She says it took eight years of becoming a pediatric surgeon before she met a surgeon that was Black.