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Update On Incident at 9605 Southwest Freeway

April 11, 2006 -- Charges have been filed against a suspect arrested in the fatal shooting of a man at 9605 Southwest Freeway about 9:30 p.m. on Saturday (Apr. 1).

The suspect, Fremio Jimenez (H/m, DOB 8/22/73), is charged with murder in the 248th State District Court. He was arrested about 8:50 p.m. on Monday (Apr. 10).

The victim has been identified as Juvenal Hernandez. He suffered a gunshot wound and was transported to Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital where he later died.

HPD Homicide Division Sergeant G. Gonzales and Officer C. Park reported:

The victim was pulling into the parking lot of a club when his vehicle was partially blocked by the suspect's vehicle. The victim and his brother honked at the suspect and got out of their truck. They walked over to the suspect's front passenger side and began yelling at the suspect. A short time later, the suspect fired one shot striking the victim.

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