17-year-old suspect identified, charged with murder in shooting of Westbury High School senior – Click2Houston

17-year-old suspect identified, charged with murder in shooting of Westbury High School senior  Click2Houston

A 17-year-old, Travoris Jarrell Hines, has been charged with the fatal shooting of 17-year-old Westbury High senior LePaul Warren, who was shot near the school’s athletic fields Friday morning. HOUSTON – A 17-year-old has been charged in the fatal shooting of Westbury High School senior LePaul Warren, according to court records filed Saturday. Travoris Jarrell Hines is accused of shooting Warren on Friday near Dryad Street and Chimney Rock Road, just outside the school and across from its athletic fields. Warren, also 17, was shot shortly after 8:20 a.m. He was a senior and played wide receiver on Westbury’s varsity football team and shooting guard on the basketball team. Family and friends described him as respectful, polite and well-liked.

Hines was taken into custody Friday evening while walking in the 11300 block of Hillcroft Avenue, Houston police said. Investigators used witness interviews, security-camera footage, phone data, a photo lineup and drone surveillance at a nearby apartment complex to identify him. Police recovered a weapon but were still determining whether it was used in the shooting. Investigators have not announced a motive. They believe Hines and Warren knew each other in some way and may have connected through social media. Westbury High School was placed in secure mode after the shooting, although Police Chief J. Noe Diaz said the campus was