Overview
- Investigators say the attack occurred on August 20, 2025 when an intruder broke into the home attached to Francisco Chura’s convenience store and severely wounded the 90‑year‑old.
- Chura was hospitalized after the August assault and died from his injuries on September 7, 2025, according to police records.
- Lab testing earlier this month reportedly found DNA from both the victim and the suspect on a bent, bloodied screwdriver that police say was used in the attack.
- Houston police arrested Anthony Cerda and charged him with murder on Tuesday after assembling witness statements, an alleged post‑attack confession and the forensic results; Cerda was already being held in Harris County Jail on an unrelated charge when the murder arrest was filed.
- Neighbors described Chura as a longtime local store owner and the charge closes a lengthy probe that could lead to trial preparations and public court hearings that will further test the affidavit claims and forensic evidence.