HOUSTON, TX – Two suspects have been charged in connection with the fatal shooting of 25-year-old Jaylon Ward at the Ramada by Wyndham Houston Westchase, located at 2451 Hayes Road, around 3:15 a.m. on November 2.
According to the Houston Police Department, officers responded to the hotel and found Ward deceased inside a room with at least one gunshot wound.
Investigators determined that Ward was shot following an argument with another person inside the room. Further investigation identified Gabriel Isaiah Menefee, 23, as the suspect. Menefee was arrested on November 6 and charged with murder in the 263rd Criminal District Court.
A second suspect, Kaleb Bates, 17, was also taken into custody and charged with theft in connection with a stolen vehicle linked to the incident.
If you have any information, you are urged to contact the Houston Police Department or Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.
