In this Nov. 10, 2013, file photo, family and friends console each other outside a home in Cypress, Texas, the morning after two people were killed and 19 were injured when gunfire rang out at a house party.HOUSTON – A charge of deadly conduct was dropped Tuesday against one of the men initially identified by authorities as responsible for a burst of gunfire at a weekend house party in suburban Houston that left two teenagers dead.
Harris County authorities said Willie Young, 21, was among the more than 100 people who attended the birthday party in Cypress. But the charge against him was dropped after police interviews with partygoers contradicted earlier witnesses who claimed they saw Young fire a weapon.
Harris County District Attorney Devon Anderson on Tuesday declined to offer any further explanation, but said investigators contacted her office requesting that the charge be dropped because of new information.
Eighteen-year-old Randy Stewart remains in custody in connection to the shooting late Saturday. He’s charged with aggravated assault and his bail is set at $250,000.
Harris County sheriff’s officials said they’re seeking at least two other suspects in the shooting that also left 19 others injured.