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Supects arrested for kidnapping, killing two men found on Buffalo Speedway in Southwest Houston

Noble Lawrence [L] is charged with capital murder and Desundre Whitfield is charged with aggravated kidnapping and facing capital murder charges. (Copyright 2024 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved.)

Two men are facing capital murder charges in connection with the deaths of two victims found on Buffalo Speedway in southwest Houston.

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The suspects, 39-year-old Noble Lawrence and 33-year-old Desundre Whitfield, are accused of abducting and killing Robert Boyd, 47, and Darryl Lewis, 27.

Police say the victims were discovered on October 8, 2023, around 10:15 a.m., after a report about two unresponsive men lying on the side of the road.

Investigators say Boyd and Lewis were kidnapped earlier that day from the 12500 block of Ashford Meadow Drive, then shot and abandoned on Buffalo Speedway, where they were later pronounced dead by paramedics.

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Whitfield was initially arrested in June 2024 for aggravated kidnapping in connection to the case.

He was charged with capital murder on November 20, 2024. Lawrence was arrested the day before, on November 19, 2024, and also faces capital murder charges.


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