MS-13 gang member extradited to Houston on two murder charges

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The Houston Police Department has extradited back to Texas a suspected MS-13 gang member after he was apprehended in Virginia Saturday on charges that he killed two people, HPD Police Chief Art Acevedo said Friday.

Douglas Alexander Herrera-Hernandez, 20, also known as "Terror," is accused of killing a 16-year-old boy who provided information as a witness to detectives on a number of homicides committed by MS-13.

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The teen, Estuar Quines, was found dead in June 2016 at Buffalo Run Park with 27 gunshot wounds.

Herrera-Hernandez is also accused of killing Kevin Alvarez, 26, another documented MS-13 gang member, on July 9 outside a southeast Houston apartment complex, according to sworn statements from Houston police officers.

Acevedo pointed to the ease of coordination between federal, state, county, and local agencies in successfully finding Herrera-Hernandez

"It's not about jurisdiction. It's not about organizational pride. It's about a singular focus of bringing these bad actors off the streets," Acevedo said.

Acevedo suggested in his statements that he hopes that Herrera-Hernandez, if convicted, receives the death penalty.

"When you take a life that brutally, especially one of a witness who had the courage to come forward, you really forfeited your right, once you're tried and convicted, to remain on this planet earth as far as I'm concerned," Acevedo said.