The common thread between Wednesday's officer-involved shooting and one some 12 hours earlier, both men killed were free from jail on bond.
On August 30, 2021, 18-year-old Luis Alberto Rodriguez was free from jail on two misdemeanor bonds for carrying a weapon and drug possession.
On October 1, one day after his arrest on the murder charge, 262nd Criminal District Court Judge Lori Chambers Gray set bond at $100,000. But that bond was recently revoked.SIGN UP FOR FOX 26 HOUSTON EMAIL ALERTS Pasadena police and U.S. Marshal's went to the Express Inn at 6620 North Freeway to arrest Rodriguez.
"Apparently a family member reported that one of their relatives was firing a weapon perhaps throughout the day," said Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez."Brandishing a weapon, firing at our deputies, striking our deputies," Gonzales said. "Our deputies were able to quickly engage and return fire fatally striking the suspect.