A judge set bond at $50,000 for a teen who is accused of killing an 18-year-old girl while reportedly playing with a loaded handgun on Houston’s south side Saturday afternoon.
Zakorion Batiste, 17, is charged with manslaughter in the death of 18-year-old Nariah Champion, according to Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez
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According to Gonzalez, Precinct 7 officials were called to the 3525 block of South Sam Houston Parkway regarding the shooting around 10:45 a.m.
A Google search traces that location back to the Brookside Gardens Apartments.
Deputies say when they arrived at the location, they found 10 individuals in that apartment.
Champion was said to have been found with a gunshot wound at the scene. Officials say she was originally being driven to the hospital by a private vehicle, which ended up crashing while en route. Good Samaritans stopped to help the crashed vehicle, and transported Champion to HCA Pearland where she was pronounced dead, HCSO officials said.
Authorities say the group of people who were inside the apartment at the time of the shooting was between the ages of 17 to 23 years old.
Arrest update: Pct 7 units responded to the shooting. Upon arrival, they learned an adult female had sustained a gunshot wound to the abdomen and was transported by private vehicle to a hospital. While still on scene, deputies were notified by Pearland PD the vehicle 1/3 https://t.co/Er8cvyiwIY
— Ed Gonzalez (@SheriffEd_HCSO) April 23, 2022