HOUSTON, July 18, 2024 – Charges have been filed against a suspect wanted in connection with the fatal shooting of a woman.
The shooting occurred in the 11900 block of 7th Street at approximately 1:15 p.m. on April 21, 2024.
Back in April, HPD was called after a report of a shooting. There, they found the victim, Rosenda Garcia Hernandez unresponsive in her vehicle with multiple gunshot wounds. She was pronounced deceased at the scene by the Houston Fire Department.
According to the Houston Police Department’s Homicide Division, witnesses stated at the time that a man walked up to Garcia Hernandez’s vehicle before shooting multiple times into the vehicle. He then fled the scene and was driving a Jeep Renegade SUV with black wheels.
The man was later identified by investigators as Jose Santiago Villatoro.
Investigators believe Villatoro may have fled to Mexico. If you have any information about the case or his whereabouts you are urged to contact the Houston Police Department or Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.
