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Man charged in 2016 shooting that killed 3 during July 4th party

The shooting occurred just blocks from Eleanor Tinsley Park where the Freedom Over Texas celebration was being held at the same time.

HOUSTON — A man has been charged with capital murder for the 2016 shooting that killed three men and wounded two, including a 10-year-old boy, in Houston's Fourth Ward.

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Jerome Moore, charged in July 4th shooting in Houston's Fourth Ward

The shooting happened the evening of July 4th as the Freedom Over Texas celebration happened just blocks away.

Court documents show Jerome Moore, 20, is charged in the deaths of Jamal Dixon-Lackey, Charles Jackson and Daquarius Tucker.

Witness video the night of the shooting showed a block party underway with the sound of fireworks in the background when the gunfire rang out.

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