HARRIS COUNTY, Texas – Authorities have charged a man with capital murder for the shooting death of Rashad Gumbs, 31, last December.
The Harris County Sheriff’s Office identified the suspect as Ben Jerry Gage Jr., 26.
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Deputies said Gage Jr. allegedly robbed and shot Gumbs in Spring on Dec. 6, 2025, in a residential area around Spring Dusk Lane.
Gumbs died in the hospital a few days later.
Gage Jr. was arrested on Dec. 15, 2025, in a separate case involving a teen who was found in a ditch with multiple gunshot wounds. He faces a capital murder charge in that case, too.
He is currently in custody at the Harris County Jail.