HOUSTON – The man who was wanted in connection with the deadly shooting at an apartment complex in southeast Houston has been arrested.
Guy Cornell Jones, 30, is charged with murder. He is accused of shooting 26-year-old Jason Smith-Jones to death in 2021.
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On Oct. 8, Houston police responded to reports of a shooting at an apartment complex located at 6013 Schroeder Street around 3 a.m.
Police said Smith-Jones was found shot inside an apartment and was transported to Memorial Hermann Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Smith-Jones’ mother told investigators she was sleeping when she heard gunshots. Investigators said the mother went toward the kitchen and she saw her son on the floor.
A witness told police a black man, approximately five feet nine inches and in his late 20s, was seen fleeing with a gun in his hand.
Further investigation identified Jones as the suspect in this case.
On Wednesday, members of the Gulf Coast Violent Offenders Task Force located and arrested Jones without incident. He has since been booked into the Harris County Jail.