KATY, TEXAS (Covering Katy News) — The Harris County Sheriff's Office has identified the man murdered in a neighborhood off Porter Road on Monday, August 5, 2024, as 38-year-old Roy Perro.
Deputies arrived at a residence in the 24000 block of Avogadro Drive, near Porter Road and Morton Road, around 7:20 p.m. They found Perro, lying in the driveway next to a white SUV, with a gunshot wound to the head, according to the Harris County Sheriff's Office.
"The victim’s girlfriend was driving the vehicle with her two male cousins in the rear seat," a sheriff’s office spokesperson reported. "One of the cousins, 43-year-old Nicholas Jackson, also known as 'Nanny,' began arguing with the victim, produced a pistol, and shot him in the head."
Jackson fled on foot before deputies arrived. Witnesses saw him running down Avogadro Drive toward Porter Road. Deputies later apprehended Jackson on Porter Road and recovered the discarded weapon a short distance from the crime scene.
Emergency Medical Services transported Perro to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Court records reveal that Jackson has a 2005 felony conviction for Possession of a Controlled Substance. Prior to this case being finalized, he was also convicted of Accident Causing Injury or Death in 2011.
As of the publication of this story, Jackson remains in custody at the Harris County Jail with a bond set at $100,000.