HOUSTON — Two people have been arrested and charged with capital murder in the recent shooting death of a store clerk on Houston's South Side.
Francis Merino, 29, was working inside the store on Mykawa Road near Southridge Street when he was shot and killed around 10:15 a.m. on Wednesday, July 17.
Court records show Dnarion Henderson, 23, and Kenya Bell, 19, were arrested on July 23 and charged with killing Merino.
Houston police said the robbers wore hoods and masks when they held up the store and then shot the victim before running away on foot.
Witnesses found Merino and called 911 but he died at the scene.
It's not clear what led homicide detectives to Henderson and Bell.
Anyone with information in this case is asked to contact the HPD Homicide Division at 713-308-3600 or Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS (8477).