Overview
- Harris County deputies say the shooting occurred at a Hayman Drive residence in Katy and left 61-year-old Joseph Lemelle Jr. dead.
- Emergency responders found Lemelle unresponsive and he was taken to a hospital where scans later showed a gunshot wound.
- Detectives allege the victim and his roommate, 34-year-old Devin J. Heard, argued and that Heard shot Lemelle.
- Heard was arrested, booked into the Harris County Jail and charged with murder after detectives identified him as the suspect.
- The homicide probe remains active with limited public detail, and the case unfolds amid a recent rise in local killings that has stretched investigators and increased reliance on tips and surveillance.