Two Charged With Murder in Fatal Lands End Drive Shooting in Houston

HOUSTON, Texas – Houston police have arrested two men on murder charges in the Lands End Drive shooting that killed 20-year-old Jermaine Fields inside an apartment at 10350 Lands End Drive on January 27.

Police charged 20-year-old Leo Flores and 21-year-old Geovanni Garcia. Flores faces a murder charge in the 339th Criminal District Court. Garcia faces a murder charge in the 232nd Criminal District Court.

What police say happened

Officers responded to a shooting call at the address around 10:50 p.m. and found a man with a gunshot wound inside an apartment, according to the Houston police Homicide Division. Houston Fire Department paramedics pronounced him dead at the scene. Police later identified him as Fields.

Witnesses told investigators they heard several gunshots and saw four to six unknown males running from the location shortly afterward.

Arrests months apart

Detectives said further investigation identified Flores and Garcia as suspects. Police arrested and charged Flores on May 13 for his role in Fields’ death. Garcia’s arrest and charge came on November 5.

Both men were booked into the Harris County Jail.

Homicide Division Sergeant M. Cass and Detectives M. Perez, A. Hernandez and J. Brown handled the investigation. Police did not say in the release whether they are looking for anyone else. Witnesses described four to six males leaving the scene.

Murder charges are accusations. Flores and Garcia have not been convicted.