{"id":6869,"date":"2026-07-09T21:31:22","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T21:31:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=6869"},"modified":"2026-07-09T21:31:22","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T21:31:22","slug":"suspect-in-deadly-atascocita-shooting-now-charged-with-separate-murder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=6869","title":{"rendered":"Suspect in deadly Atascocita shooting now charged with separate murder"},"content":{"rendered":"<div> <!-- --> <!-- --><p><span><strong>HARRIS COUNTY, Texas<\/strong> &#8211; <\/span>A suspect in custody for a deadly shooting at an Atascocita home has now been charged for another deadly shooting, according to the Harris County sheriff.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=6866\">Free Chick-fil-A on July 14: How to get an entr\u00e9e on Cow Appreciation Day<\/a><\/p> <h2>Atascocita shooting suspect facing separate murder charge<\/h2> <!-- --><p>What we know:<\/p> <!-- --><div><\/div> <!-- --><p>Sheriff Ed Gonzalez says detectives have filed a second murder charge against 32-year-old Jaime Garcia.<\/p> <!-- --><div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-v-2fe2fe3e=\"\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" height=\"524\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxtv.com\/static.fox26houston.com\/www.fox26houston.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/932\/524\/743811440_1556922559122939_7164812527583579037_n.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" width=\"932\"\/> <div><p><span>Screenshot<\/span> <!-- --><\/p> <!-- --><\/div><\/div> <!-- --><p>The new charge is said to be tied to a shooting that happened on May 26 in east Harris County. Officials say 41-year-old Francisco Navarro was found shot and killed in a vehicle on Patch Street near the East Freeway.<\/p> <!-- --><p>Sheriff Gonzalez noted that Garcia is already in custody on a separate murder charge.<\/p> <!-- --><p>What we don&#8217;t know:<\/p> <!-- --><p>Other details about the May shooting are not available at this time.<\/p> <!-- --><div><div><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"544\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fedgonzalezhouston%2Fposts%2Fpfbid0mKd1zCs6smstE2wJZfDCfbmwvGrcdPYnhPAzF5ns7gnPePmGFcvPndmbJAe5AMqMl&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500\" style=\"border-style:none;overflow:hidden;\" width=\"500\"> <\/iframe><\/div><\/div> <!-- --><h2>Arrest for Atascocita murder<\/h2> <!-- --><p>Dig deeper:<\/p> <!-- --><p>The other case where Garcia was arrested is tied to another man&#8217;s death last week.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=6863\">Crash shuts down East Freeway in Baytown area<\/a><\/p> <!-- --><p>Around 10:45 p.m. Thursday, deputies were flagged down regarding a repairman\u2019s truck parked in front of a home on Crathie Drive.\u00a0<\/p> <!-- --><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6868\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2b3dca5cf00d28f7eefc862e3435cf4c-768x432.webp\" width=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2b3dca5cf00d28f7eefc862e3435cf4c-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2b3dca5cf00d28f7eefc862e3435cf4c-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2b3dca5cf00d28f7eefc862e3435cf4c.webp 932w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n <div><p><span>Courtesy of OnScene TV Houston<\/span> <!-- --><\/p> <!-- --><\/div><\/div> <!-- --><p>Family members of the repairman had been looking for him after he didn&#8217;t return home. His company tracked him down to the address.<\/p> <!-- --><p>When authorities went inside, they found a man dead with a gunshot wound. Sheriff Gonzalez later identified the man as 31-year-old Christopher Walsh.<\/p> <!-- --><p>Garcia was taken into custody for Walsh&#8217;s death. Records confirm that he is still in custody, and his bond has been denied temporarily.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=6860\">Victim ID\u2019d in deadly lightning strike at Florida beach that killed 1, hurt 3 others<\/a><\/p> <!-- --><p><strong>MORE INFO: <\/strong><strong>Repairman found dead inside vacant Atascocita home for sale<\/strong><\/p> <!-- --> <!-- --> <!-- --> <\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jaime Garcia is accused of shooting and killing two men: one in late May, and one from last week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6867,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[273,2,7,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6869","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-atascocita","category-crime-and-public-safety","category-harris-county","category-top-stories"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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