Houston Murder Suspect Sent Grisly Post-Attack Snapchat To Friend

HOUSTON, TX -- A man who police say sent a gruesome Snapchat photo of himself covered in blood was arrested and charged with his girlfriend’s brutal murder, police said Saturday.

Law enforcement officials said the man, whose identity has not been released, sent a Snapchat to a friend that showed him bathed in blood, with an admission that he’d done something wrong. The recipient of the message told police he tried to contact the man, who was living with his parent's garage in the 900 block of Elton Street, but there was no answer. The suspect's friend added he then tried to call the man’s parents.

Police were called to the home at about 7:45 a.m. Saturday after the parents discovered the body of a young woman on their floor, and their blood-covered son sitting on his bed holding a knife.

Homicide Detectives are responding to the 900 block of Elton regarding an apparent homicide. One female reported deceased. A suspect is in custody. #hounews

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— Houston Police (@houstonpolice) August 11, 2018

According to a police account, responding officers ordered the man to drop the knife, but he refused. He was then Tased before being taken into and area hospital for evaluation. He is now in custody following his release from the hospital, police said.

Police have been questioning the suspect, and are trying to determine the relationship he had with the victim and the motive behind the killing.

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