MISSION BEND, Texas — An arrest was made on Thursday in the May murder of an A/C repairman in west Harris County, according to Sheriff Ed Gonzalez.
Gonzalez said investigators have charged 17-year-old Elijah Jacob Thornton with the murder of 51-year-old Wagil Aly. According to HCSO, Thornton has been booked into the Harris County jail.
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He is expected in court this morning.
What happened
HCSO investigators Aly was on a service call in the Greater Mission Bend area on May 12 when Thornton approached him near his truck and shot him several times. Aly was taken by Life Flight to Memorial Hermann Hospital but he didn't survive.