HOUSTON – A man has been arrested in the fatal shooting of a man outside a gas station.
Saul Santiago Acuna, 18, is charged with capital murder for his alleged role in the killing of Gerardo Hernandez. On the night of Sept. 14, Houston police said officers responded to a gas station at 15135 Old Humble Road regarding an unresponsive man lying in the parking lot. Hernandez, 26, suffered gunshot wounds and was transported to Ben Taub General Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
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On Tuesday, HPD homicide investigators released surveillance video of a Hispanic man with a mustache and wearing a gray hoodie getting into the passenger side of Hernandez's vehicle at around 9:45 p.m. on Sept. 14. Police believe the man was the gunman.
Several minutes later, a black four-door vehicle of unknown make or model pulled up to the rear of the gas station, where Hernandez was shot. The vehicle then drove off.
After the video was shown on Local 2 News and Click2Houston.com, investigators said they received information the suspect's identity.
Acuna, 18, was arrested Thursday without incident.