The 16-year-old, whose identity has not been released, is said to have terrorized the neighborhood he lived in before killing 20-year-old Francisco Orozco in 2021, records state.
The 16-year-old, whose identity has not been released, is said to have terrorized the neighborhood he lived in before killing 20-year-old Francisco Orozco in 2021.A 16-year-old will stand trial as an adult for the 2021 capital murder of a 20-year-old in northeast Harris County, according to records.
"The judicial juvenile justice system doesn't have the tools to deal with him, and keeping him in the juvenile justice system would pose a danger to the safety of the community," Otto said after the hearing. Orozco was described as remarkable, thoughtful, and hardworking by his sister. She said he was planning to go to college and was meticulous about his car because he worked hard to get it. Orozco was on the phone with a 9-1-1 operator before his death.