HARRIS COUNTY, Texas – A heartbroken family is demanding justice after a 16-year-old was shot and killed in Humble.
Jacob Cain, 16, was a son, a brother to five sisters, and a sophomore at Atascocita High School before his life tragically ended, relatives said.
Deputies say Jacob was with a group of friends in a wooded area at a popular teen hangout, on Deer Timbers Trail near Swiftbrook Drive at about 6:20 p.m. Sunday.
They said someone started shooting and everyone ran off.
Some of the bullets hit a nearby home and the homeowner called 911.
Deputies found Jacob in the brush at the dead end of the street, dead from gunshot wounds.
With heavy hearts, his loved ones returned to the scene Monday.
Jacob’s mother, Shatammie Hicks, had a strong message for her son’s killer.
“Whoever knows what happened to my son, that’s my only son. Come forward right now. Turn yourself in because I’m going to hunt you until I find you, and I’m not going to leave this world until I get justice for my baby. Y’all don’t know what y’all did to me. But y’all caused me so much pain,” said Hicks.
Detectives were working to determine who Jacob was with before the shooting and what happened.
If you know anything, the Harris County Sheriff’s Office Homicide Unit at 713-274-9100 or Crime Stoppers of Houston at 713-222-TIPS.
@HCSOTexas CSI and Homicide Investigators are responding to a shooting scene at the 5300 blk of Deer Timbers Trl. Pct 4 deputies were dispatched to the initial call and learned that a male, believed to be a teen, had been shot. The male was pronounced deceased at the scene.
— Ed Gonzalez (@SheriffEd_HCSO) September 11, 2023
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