Houston, Texas – A teenager was found shot to death in the elevator of an apartment complex near the University of Houston last month. Court documents filed in Harris County revealed that the 16-year-old boy was killed while attempting an armed robbery. The suspected accomplice, an 18-year-old man named Larry Holmes, has been charged with his murder.
According to Harris County prosecutors, Holmes coached the 16-year-old to commit a robbery while pointing a gun at others, which ultimately led to the boy’s death at the Haven at Elgin apartments. The victim was found dead inside an elevator with multiple gunshot wounds, and two men believed to be in their late teens or early 20s were seen fleeing the complex after the shooting.
The incident took place during a small drug deal that was arranged by one of the men who fled. Holmes had previously been charged with felony crimes of aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon and evading arrest with a vehicle, as well as the misdemeanor offense of unlawfully carrying a handgun.
The apartment complex where the shooting occurred, the Haven at Elgin, is a 17-story building that opened in the fall and caters to students from the University of Houston and nearby Texas Southern University. It is privately owned and managed, and is not affiliated with either school.
The case against Holmes is still ongoing, and his court-appointed defense attorney has not provided a comment. Holmes remains in jail with a bond of $275,000. The University of Houston has no involvement in the editorial decisions of Houston Public Media, which reported on this story.
In summary, an 18-year-old man has been charged with the murder of a 16-year-old boy who was shot to death while attempting an armed robbery at an apartment complex near the University of Houston. The case is still ongoing, and the defendant remains in jail on multiple charges.