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HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Police believe they have arrested the man who they say shot a father of seven to death over a “door ding” at a north Houston gas station parking lot, a source close to the investigation told on Thursday.
Twenty-five-year-old Elijah Kuluanya faces a murder charge after Demrick Thomas was shot to death in the area of Northborough and Meadowfern on Tuesday
Up to 12 gunshots could be heard on video taken from the scene. Court records obtained by Eyewitness News state Thomas had so many bullet holes in his body, hospital staff couldn’t count them.
Thomas died during surgery.
Thomas would’ve turned 35 years old this coming Saturday. He leaves behind seven kids, including his youngest who is a two-year-old little girl.
Images were released of a man, a woman and the Mercedes involved in the Thomas’ shooting death.
HPD released photos from the incident. On the left, while blurry, police say it’s the suspected shooter. The woman on the right is a person of interest.