Officials identified the victim as Jayden Ford, 17. He was shot and killed at a Cloverleaf area apartment complex on Feb. 5 in what deputies say was an attempted robbery.
The 16-year-old suspect, who has not been identified because he is a minor, was taken in by the HCSO Violent Criminal Apprehension Team with assistance from HCSO K9 teams and the Texas Department of Public Safety.
He has been booked into the Harris County Juvenile Detention Center on a capital murder charge.
The investigation remains ongoing.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the HCSO Homicide Unit at (713) 274-9100 or Crime Stoppers at (713) 222-TIPS (8477).
Arrest update:
The victim was identified as Jayden Ford (17).
Today, the @HCSOTexas Violent Criminal Apprehension Team (VCAT) with assistance from @TxDPS and HCSO K9, arrested a 16-yr-old male, charged with Capital Murder in the shooting death of Jayden Ford. The motive for… https://t.co/M8sFalgiHv
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