HOUSTON – A Houston lawyer was arrested and charged with murder for the shooting death of a man in University Place.
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Michael Driver, 45, has been accused of shooting and killing 45-year-old Jesse Reyes at a home on Vassar Street on June 27.
According to court documents, Driver is employed as a lawyer.
Michael Stuart Driver mugshot
Man shot, killed by roommate in University Place
The backstory:
Houston police officers were called about a shooting on June 27 around 11:55 p.m. on Vassar Street. When they arrived, officers were flagged down by a man who told them he was the shooter.
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He told police he got into a physical altercation with the victim and at some point he pulled out a gun and shot him.
Preliminary information from police stated Driver and Reyes lived in the home together.