On January 22, 2024, at about 6:30 a.m., 18-year-old Jesus E. Zamores was fatally shot during a failed drive-by shooting in northwest Harris County near Houston. Zamores and his 14-year-old cousin were in a stolen black Hyundai Sonata and aimed at a 16-year-old waiting at a bus stop near East Marsham Circle and Antoine Drive. The intended victim escaped unharmed.

According to reports, the pair made two attempts; during the second attempt the 14-year-old, seated in the passenger seat, fired a round that accidentally struck Zamores through the driver’s side window. Zamores lost control, and the car crashed into a nearby house. He was found dead in the driver’s seat. No one in the house or at the bus stop was injured. The 14-year-old fled on foot but was later taken into custody and charged with felony murder; he was booked into the Harris County Juvenile Detention Center and his identity has not been released because of his age. The Sonata had been reported stolen the night before from a nearby residence.

The motive remains unclear, though the mother of the intended target said the youths had been friends until a recent argument. Anyone with information about the events leading up to this incident is asked to come forward?