Bond denied for teenage murder suspect in fatal shooting on Houston METRO bus
Brayden Smith (right) (KPRC 2)
A Harris County district judge has denied bond for Brayden Smith, the 17-year-old suspect in the shooting on a Houston METRO bus earlier this month that killed an innocent bystander.
Smith was charged with murder, and investigators believe he fired the shot that killed 25-year-old Caitlin Stup, an uninvolved woman aboard the bus on Jan. 7.
Two weeks ago, Smith was reprimanded during a court appearance, when Harris County Judge Brian Warren interrupted proceedings to scold Smith for “rolling his eyes.”
The shooting stemmed from a disagreement between Smith and Patrick Scott, 18, who was also aboard the bus. Stup was seated between the two men when the shots rang out.
Scott has been handed federal weapons charges for his role in the shooting.
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