Suspect in shooting arrested after crash

A Houston man suspected in a deadly weekend shooting was arrested hours later after allegedly driving while intoxicated and crashing along the North Freeway.

Joshua Ofaron Williams, 34, allegedly shot and killed Eugene Scott in the 1400 block of E. 36th Street around 3:15 p.m. Saturday, prosecutors said in a weekend court hearing. Williams and Scott reportedly fought that day, which led to the deadly shooting, two witnesses told police.

About 2½ hours later, officers were called out to a singlevehicle crash involving a white Dodge Avenger along the North Freeway.

The driver allegedly had been drinking brandy and crashed into the center concrete barrier after spilling the alcohol on his seat, prosecutors said.

When officers arrived, they learned that the Avenger driver was accused in the deadly shooting, prosecutors said. A judge ordered Williams held without bond in the Harris County Jail.

Godofredo A. Vásquez / Staff photographer Houston police investigate the scene of a three-vehicle crash at the intersection of Gessner and the Northwest Freeway feeder road Monday. An elderly female passenger in one of the vehicles was taken to a hospital, where she was pronounced dead.