Police looking for man accused of shooting, killing woman as she held their 1-year-old son
Zacchaeus Rashad Gaston (Photo courtesy of Houston Police Department)
HOUSTON - A manhunt is underway for a man linked to fatally shooting a mother and wounding her toddler in west Houston.
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Authorities say Zacchaeus Rashad Gaston, 27, is wanted for the death of 24-year-old Layla Steele. According to the Houston Police Department, the baby boy was also wounded in the shooting that occurred around 10:30 a.m. Thursday in the 11200 block of Westpark Drive.
Investigators say witnesses reported seeing Gaston and Steele getting into a "physical altercation" outside the apartment before he shot her and her son before fleeing the scene. He has been described as her estranged boyfriend and the toddler's father.
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He is now wanted on a murder charge and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
If you have any information on where Gaston can be found, you're encouraged to call HPD Homicide Division at 713-308-3600 or Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.