A suspect wanted in connection with a fatal shooting that claimed the life of his sister in southeast Houston has been apprehended.
Richard Taplin, 35, faces charges of murder, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, and unlawful carry of a weapon with a felony conviction in the 208th State District Court.FOX 26 Houston is now on the FOX LOCAL app available through Apple TV, Amazon FireTV, Roku and Google Android TV!The incident occurred on April 27 at approximately 9:50 p.m. at 8100 Martin Luther King Boulevard, where police responded to a shooting call.
Richard Taplin intervened by retrieving a firearm from someone nearby, subsequently firing shots at the woman as she ran away. In the chaos, Taplin also fired shots into a crowded gas station parking lot across the street.DOWNLOAD THE FOX 26 HOUSTON APP BY CLICKING HERE Tragically, during the gunfire exchange, Sarah Taplin, the suspect's sister, was struck at least once. Richard Taplin then fled the scene.
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