HARRIS COUNTY, Texas — A man is accused of killing his grandparents Thursday before getting into a shootout with deputies in northwest Harris County.
The man has been identified as Memphis Waylon Marchand, 18. He is charged with capital murder and two counts of aggravated assault of public servant, Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said.
This all started just before midnight when deputies were called to a home on Cathy Drive and found Memphis on top of the roof.
Memphis was injured after getting into a shootout with two deputies. He was taken to the hospital where he was listed as "fair," the sheriff said.
The two deputies involved weren't hit.
An investigation revealed that Memphis' girlfriend lived at the home on Cathy Drive and he had apparently gone there to confess to a murder.
"The information indicated that someone had shown up here at this location talking about his involvement with a murder that had occurred," the sheriff said during a press conference.
Investigators later got information about an elderly couple who was found shot to death inside their home on Foxburo Drive, which is six minutes away from where Marchand got into the shootout with deputies.
That man and woman were later identified as Memphis' grandparents. Neighbors said their names are Ralph and Michele “Miki” Marchand.
Neighbors said Ralph and Miki were a sweet couple who recently took him in because he may have been having problems.
"They were trying to help him, I can tell you that," one neighbor said. "One hundred percent they were trying to help him."
A man who grew up near the victims said his parents are still their neighbors. He said they were the sweetest and kindest people.