HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Charges have been filed against a man who is accused of fatally shooting three family members in what he claimed to be a home invasion in a west Houston apartment on Saturday, according to officials.
The video above is from the initial June 22 report.
Bryan J. Fernandez, 27, is now charged with capital murder in the shooting death of two women, ages 65 and 43, and a 38-year-old man in the 10500 block of Hammerly Boulevard.
According to homicide detectives, Houston Police Department patrol officers responded to Fernandez’s residence after a call of a reported home invasion just before 3:15 p.m.
When officers arrived, they found all three victims dead from gunshot wounds. HPD said they interviewed Fernandez, who said he called 911 after shooting the alleged burglars.
ORIGINAL REPORT: 2 women, 1 man dead after home invasion in west Houston, HPD says
Further investigation revealed there wasn’t a home invasion and that the victims were relatives of Fernandez.
Police said the 65-year-old woman lived in the apartment with Fernandez, and the man and the second woman were visiting and staying there.
Fernandez was taken into custody and is expected to appear in court Sunday afternoon.
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