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HOUSTON (Click2Houston) – Bond is set at $1 million for a Houston man accused of fatally shooting a driver.
Lydell Elliott Grant, 46, is charged with murder in the death of Edwin Arevalo, 33.
Arevalo struck a Lexus late Thursday. Investigators said the Lexus driver fatally shot Arevalo before fleeing the scene in his vehicle.
Further investigation identified Grant as the suspect in this case. He was taken into custody Friday by members of the HPD SWAT & Southwest Patrol Division Crime Suppression Teams without incident.
In 2021, Texas’ highest criminal court ruled that Grant was innocent in the fatal stabbing of a man outside a Houston bar in 2010.
The Innocence Project released this statement regarding Grant’s arrest:
"We are saddened by the news of this tragic event & our thoughts & sympathies go out to the victim’s family. As this is an ongoing investigation, we cannot comment on the specifics of this incident.
We stand behind Mr. Grant’s previous exoneration, which was granted by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. DNA evidence & the confession of the real perpetrator of the crime proved Mr. Grant’s actual innocence. His 2012 conviction was proven wrongful & he spent 8 years in prison as a result.
The important work of supporting innocent people wrongly convicted of crimes is an essential part of our collective work towards a better & more just society & we remain committed to that goal."
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