Suspect is charged in slaying over phone
A Houston man has been charged with capital murder after allegedly asking a woman to use her cellphone outside her Myrtle townhome as part of a robbery attempt, and when she refused, dragging her from her vehicle and shooting her multiple times, authorities said Monday.
The suspected gunman, 28year-old Dondrick Flagg, was charged after the Saturdaynight slaying outside Reed Parque Townhomes in the 2500 block of Reed, authorities said.
The attack occurred around 10:30 p.m., when Tiffany McKnight was returning from the store after buying dinner.
As she sat in her car, a man approached her and demanded to use her phone, but McKnight refused, according to police. The man got angry and dragged McKnight from her car and shot her repeatedly, police said.
Neighbor Wendell Williams came out and attempted CPR on the 29-year-old mother as she lay on the sidewalk.
As he struggled to save her, the slain woman’s mother rushed outside.
“Oh Lord, who shot my baby?” she cried, Williams recalled.
After the shooting, the gunman fled, ditching a semi-automatic gun as he ran, according to prosecutors. Officers set up a perimeter and scoured the area before catching the suspect hiding behind a building, according to police.
During a struggle, Flagg allegedly punched an officer in the face, police said. Officers eventually overtook the suspect and he was taken into custody.
McKnight died near her front
Houston police were searching for a man who exchanged gunfire with off-duty Fort Bend County Sheriff ’s Office deputies outside of a nightclub Monday morning.
The shooting happened after midnight Sunday in the 3300 block of Raleigh, near South Freeway and Old Spanish Trail.
Two people were arguing across the street from a nightclub called The Address when one of them shot a gun, said Houston Police Department Capt. Salam Zia.
Off-duty Fort Bend County deputies working at the club heard the shot and went to investigate. The person with the gun shot at the deputies, who returned fire, Zia said.
The gunman fled on foot. He had a mediumbuild and was wearing a Michael Jordan jersey and jeans.
Police are unsure if the gunman was hit. The deputies were uninjured,
Zia said.