February 11, 2022 - Charges have been filed against a male suspect arrested in the fatal shooting of a man at 1221 Redford Street and the wounding of another man at 1201 Redford.

Parys Burks-Henderson, 18, is charged with murder and attempted capital murder in the 185th State District Court.  A booking photo of Burks-Henderson is attached to this news release. 

Burks-Henderson is charged in the murder of Alexis Cantu, 21, and the attempted capital murder of a second male, 22. 

HPD Homicide Division Sergeants K. Daignualt,  M. Burrow and R. Watson and Major Assaults & Family Violence Division Sergeant T. Hollowhazy and Detective J. Jorsch, Jr. reported:

On Sunday (Feb. 6), officers responded to a report of a shooting at 1221 Redford about 11:40 p.m.  Witnesses stated Mr. Cantu got into a physical altercation with a known suspect inside his apartment.  The suspect, later identified as Burks-Henderson, then shot Cantu and fled the scene.  Cantu had suffered multiple gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene by Houston Fire Department paramedics.

On Tuesday (Feb. 8) at 11 a.m., officers responded to a report of a shooting at 1201 Redford.  A male victim, 22, suffered multiple gunshot wounds and was transported to an area hospital in critical condition.  Witnesses again identified the shooter as Burks-Henderson and stated he had entered the victim's apartment, walked to where the victim was sleeping, and shot him.  Burks-Henderson then fled the scene.  Further investigation determined the male victim had been a witness to the fatal shooting on February 6 and was subsequently shot by Burks-Henderson because he witnessed the shooting.  

Investigators in both cases worked togehter to identify Burks-Henderson as the suspect in this case and witnesses confirmed he knew both victims.  On Thursday (Feb. 10), Burks-Henderson was arrested without incident by members of the Southeast Patrol Division's Crime Suppression Team, the Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team and members of the Gulf Coast Violent Offenders Task Force.  

Anyone with information in this case is urged to contact the HPD Homicide Division at 713-308-3600 or Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.