Alva Cornejo was arrested and charged with hindering apprehension as law enforcement searches for her son, Terry Rivera, who is accused of shooting his ex-girlfriend's young son four times in their Cloverleaf area apartment.
Harris County deputies are asking for help from the public in the continued search for Terry Rivera, accused of killing 12-year-old Carlos Fernandez.The mother of a wanted man accused of murdering his former girlfriend's 12-year-old son in the Clover-leaf area was reportedly arrested on Sunday, according to Sheriff Ed Gonzalez.
Carlos' mother said he was asleep in the living room, but heard the commotion and ran to the room as Rivera opened fire, hitting him four times. Little Carlos was pronounced dead at the scene.12-year-old boy dies after wanted gunman fires shots into Cloverleaf-area apartment, deputies say Rivera was said to have used his ex's gun in the shooting that he reportedly stole from her the previous Friday when he broke into the apartment, attacked her, and held the gun on the woman and her children. Rostro, said she begged authorities to protect her from her abusive ex, but she feels like that didn't happen.Police also confirmed that Rivera and the woman share two children.
The Harris County Sheriff's Office says Rivera was officially charged with capital murder and warn that he should be considered armed and dangerous.
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