Teen shouted for help after being left for dead in Atascocita bayou, suspect now charged, police say

Authorities investigate a deadly shooting in the 6700 block of Treeline Drive on Sunday, Feb. 2, 2020. Authorities investigate a deadly shooting in the 6700 block of Treeline Drive on Sunday, Feb. 2, 2020. Photo: OnScene.TV Photo: OnScene.TV Image 1 of / 9 Caption Close Teen shouted for help after being left for dead in Atascocita bayou, suspect now charged, police say 1 / 9 Back to Gallery

Police have arrested a 19-year-old man accused of shooting an 18-year-old and leaving him for dead in a bayou Sunday in Atascocita, authorities said.

Brodrick Pappillion was arrested Tuesday on a murder charge, according to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office. He’s accused of killing the teen around 2 a.m. behind a home in the 6700 block of Treeline Drive, police say.

Neighbors heard shouting and gunfire coming from near the home and immediately called 911, investigators said. They heard the teenager shouting for help after being shot, according to the sheriff’s office.

Paramedics airlifted the teenager to Memorial Hermann Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

How detectives linked Pappillion to the shooting remains unclear. He’s facing anywhere between five and 99 years in prison.

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