Overview
- Leon was indicted by a Harris County grand jury on Wednesday, and court records list a bond hearing for Friday.
- Police say 11-year-old Julian Guzman was shot in the back on Aug. 30, 2025 while running away after ringing Leon’s doorbell in Houston’s Clinton Park area.
- An arrest affidavit states Julian’s cousin saw Leon step outside in black clothing, fire once into the ground, then raise the gun and shoot.
- The upgraded charge allows a life-without-parole sentence, and prosecutors can seek death only if they also prove another felony listed in the capital murder statute.
- Leon remains in the Harris County Jail on bond as his attorneys emphasize his presumption of innocence and prepare for the next court steps.