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Texas man charged with capital murder after 5-year-old girl killed in roadway shooting

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Jeremy Porter, 47, was arrested and charged with capital murder after a shooting that killed five-year-old Zah’Layah Walter in northwest Harris County, Texas. The incident occurred on Saturday night when someone fired shots at the vehicle carrying Zah’Layah and her family, resulting in fatal injuries to the child. Using evidence from automated license plate readers, authorities identified Porter as the suspect within less than 24 hours of the shooting, leading to his arrest.

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On Saturday night in northwest Harris County, Texas, a 5-year-old girl named Zah'Layah Walter was killed when someone opened fire on her family's vehicle while she was riding with her mother Monica Hicks and four siblings. Less than 24 hours after the shooting, Jeremy Porter, aged 47, was arrested and charged with capital murder in connection to the incident. Investigators used evidence from automated license plate readers to identify Porter. The shooting occurred on Grant Road near Jones Road when Hicks, who was driving home from her mother's house, and her five children were targeted by gunfire. According to Hicks, all her children were screaming during the attack, but she did not immediately realize Zah'Layah had been hit until after it happened.

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A Texas man has been arrested and charged with capital murder in connection with a roadway shooting that killed a 5-year-old girl over the weekend, authorities said. asserted

authorities → arrest → weekend

Jeremy Porter, 47, was taken into custody and booked into the Harris County Jail in Houston after investigators identified him as the suspect in the fatal shooting of Zah’Layah Walter, according to Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez. uncertain

investigators → take → Gonzalez

Investigators used evidence, including information obtained through automated license plate readers, to identify Porter, who was arrested less than 24 hours after the shooting, authorities said. asserted

authorities → use → shooting

The shooting happened Saturday night in northwest Harris County, where Zah’Layah was riding in a vehicle with her mother, Monica Hicks, and her four siblings when someone opened fire on the family’s vehicle, the sheriff’s office said. asserted

office → happen → vehicle

Authorities said bullets struck the vehicle, killing the 5-year-old. asserted

bullets → say → old

Hicks told local outlet KHOU she was driving home from her mother’s house with her five children when someone began shooting at the family’s vehicle on Grant Road near Jones Road. asserted

someone → tell → Road

“All my kids in the back seat were screaming, and they continued to shoot in my car. asserted

they → scream → car

And I did not know my daughter was hit until I pulled into my apartment,” Hicks said. asserted

Hicks → know → apartment

The Harris County Sheriff’s Office said the investigation remains ongoing. asserted

investigation → say → ?

“We stood alongside the family of 5-year-old Zay’Layah Walter, whose life was tragically taken in a roadway-related shooting. asserted

life → stand → shooting

The person accused of taking her life has been arrested,” the Harris County Sheriff’s Office wrote on X on Tuesday. asserted

Office → accuse → Tuesday

“We remain committed to seeking justice for [Zah’Layah] and supporting her family.” asserted

We → remain → family

The Harris County Sheriff’s Office could not immediately be reached by Fox News Digital for comment. uncertain

Office → reach → comment

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