HOUSTON – Two men were charged in connection to the murder of a man at a Third Ward motel, the Houston Police Department said on Monday.
Demetrius Marquise Veal, 21 was charged with the Oct. 15 murder of 26-year-old Marco Escayola. Dajhun Demarcus Barber, 23, was charged with tampering with evidence related to this incident, and the two men were arrested on Oct. 26.
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On the day of the incident, police were dispatched to the 3500 block of Southmore Boulevard around 11:10 p.m. regarding a shooting.
Once authorities made it to the scene, they found Escayola unresponsive on a second-floor balcony. He was pronounced dead at the motel.
Veal is accused of meeting with Escayola and fatally shooting him during a fight. The suspect then fled the scene.