November 24, 2014 - Charges have been filed against a suspect arrested in the fatal shooting of a woman at 6111 Willowbend about 7 p.m. on November 9.
The suspect, Brian Castello (H/m, 29), is charged with murder in the 209th State District Court. He is accused in the death of Damaris Gonzalez, 29, of the above address. A photo of Castello is attached to this news release.
HPD Homicide Division Officers T. S. Miller and T. Ferguson reported:
Family members of Ms. Gonzalez became concerned after they hadn't heard from her. They went to her apartment and smelled a foul odor when they opened the door. Upon entering, they found Gonzalez deceased, wrapped in a comforter in a closet.
Further investigation identified Castello, Gonzalez's common-law husband, as the suspect. He was arrested on November 10 and subsequently charged.
Brian Castello
KJS/JFC 11-12-14
Inc. #143227714
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