Texas City Capital Murder case set for trial Tuesday A Texas City capital murder case that involved the death of a 16-year-old boy in December of 2021 is set for jury trial on Tuesday (12/12/2023). D’Avion Henry Kirkwood, 19, of Crosby, will be on trial for shooting and killing Abraham Zapata, 16, during a robbery on December 16, 2021. Zapata, a junior at La Marque High School, was found in the yard of a house on Acorn Circle in West Texas City. 3 months later, Kirkwood, who was already in Brazoria County’s jail on an unrelated charge, was then hit with the capital murder charge and booked into the Galveston County jail in March of 2022. Kirkwood was indicted by a Galveston County grand jury on July 9, 2022. His trial begins Tuesday (12/12/2023) in the 212th District Court with Judge Patricia Grady.

Posted by i45NOW Joey at 2023-12-11 19:00:26 UTC