UPDATE: Suspects Arrested, Charged in 2022 Fatal Shooting at 7132 Avenue Q

Charges have been filed against three suspects in the fatal shooting of two men at 7132 Avenue Q about 3:10 a.m. on January 21, 2022.
The suspects, Jacob Lee St John, 24, Raul Gallegos, 23, and Damien Vega, 22, are charged with capital murder in the 177th Criminal District Court. A Harris County jail booking photo of St John is attached to this news release. Texas Department of Criminal Justice booking photos of Gallegos and Vega are also attached to this news release.
The victims are identified as Juan Ramirez, 41, and Apolonio Alvarado, 37.
HPD Homicide Division Sergeants R. Watson and M. Burrow and Detective D. Stark reported:
Officers responded to a report of a home invasion at the above address and found two males had been shot and a third male assaulted.  All three males were transported to an area hospital where one victim, Mr. Alvarado, was pronounced deceased.
The second shooting victim, Mr. Ramirez, was transported to the hospital in critical condition.  He died from his injuries on June 1, 2023.
A third male was treated and released with non-life threatening injuries.
Witnesses stated multiple masked males entered the front door of the residence and began shooting and assaulting the victims.  The suspects then fled on foot.
Further investigation identified the suspects as St John, Gallegos and Vega.  Gallegos and Vega are in the custody of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice on unrelated charges.
On Tuesday (December 9), officers with HPD’s Southeast Patrol Division’s Crime Suppression Team arrested St John and he was subsequently charged for his role in this incident.

Jacob Lee St John

Raul Gallegos

Damien Vega
Update: SOA/ECR      12-10-25
JKS/JFC  1-21-22
Inc. #08903422