HARRIS COUNTY, Texas — Surveillance video from a home shows the night a Houston-area family allegedly tried to stop a vehicle in their neighborhood, resulting in a deadly shooting.
But it was all an apparent case of mistaken identity, according to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office.
The video, captured by a Ring device and provided to KHOU 11, shows three vehicles and multiple people involved in an altercation in the middle of Hilton Hollow, in northwest Harris County.
People can be heard screaming as one vehicle is backed up over a lawn and the victim’s Dodge Challenger speeds away. The Challenger can then be heard slamming into a tree. The victim seen in the photo below, Eddie Clark, later died at the hospital.
The four family members involved in the shooting and crash have all been charged with murder, according to HCSO.
Why the family tried to stop the Dodge
Investigators said the Arguetas used their white SUV to block the victim in when he pulled onto the street. They said they were upset with previous crime in their neighborhood that caused damage to their vehicles and home.
The family previously filed a complaint about a black Dodge Charger believed to be tied to the crimes, but the victim’s vehicle they stopped just before midnight on Monday night was a dark gray Dodge Challenger, said investigators.
The man in the Challenger who was shot and killed was later identified as one of their own neighbors. Sheriff Ed Gonzalez called it a tragic case of mistaken identity.
The son, who allegedly admitted to firing the gun, was charged with murder along with his mother, father and an uncle, according to HCSO.
The suspects were later identified as 19-year-old Joe Argueta, 39-year-old Florinda Argueta, 45-year-old Luis Argueta and 29-year-old Margarito Alcantar