A ruthless carjacker shot lifeless a Texas father — then left his sufferer’s 2-year-old son to die in 94-degree temperatures within the stolen SUV, based on cops.
Bolanle Fadairo, 38, was charged with two counts of homicide for gunning down the dad Tuesday afternoon after which abandoning the toddler, who was discovered lifeless greater than 5 hours later, Houston police mentioned Thursday.
The callous killer seems to have met the 38-year-old dad — named by family members as Michael Essien, who welcomed one other baby only a week in the past — and shot him lifeless after an argument, police Government Assistant Chief Larry Satterwhite mentioned.
Fadairo then fled at 1:46 p.m. in his sufferer’s Chevrolet Traverse with the 2-year-old inside, Satterwhite mentioned.
Nonetheless, police had no thought till the boy’s mother referred to as 911 practically 5 hours later to report her husband and son lacking, the chief mentioned.
“We by no means knew concerning the baby till she referred to as at 6:36 p.m.,” he mentioned.
The “particular data” she gave concerning the swiped SUV helped officers rapidly discover it the place it had been deserted.
“Sadly, it was too late. The kid had handed within the automobile,” Satterwhite mentioned of the toddler, IDed by household as Micah Essien.
The reason for loss of life was not but confirmed, the police chief mentioned, whereas speculating that it could possibly be “one thing like warmth exhaustion.” Temps hit 94 levels in Houston that afternoon.
Satterwhite mentioned officers had already been looking for the stolen car however had been thwarted by “very imprecise data” on it earlier than the 911 name by the spouse and mom of the victims.
“No one needs greater than me that we’d had extra [information] then and we might have discovered this baby in time,” the highest cop mentioned.
Fadairo was busted within the early hours Wednesday after police launched surveillance footage of the killer strolling round a gasoline station simply earlier than the double homicide.
Satterwhite requested Houston to “pray for this household,” saying, “A mom misplaced her husband and he or she misplaced her 2-year-old baby.”
Essien additionally left behind two different youngsters, together with a child born only a week in the past, family members informed KHOU.
The grieving widow is “hanging on,” a cousin, Etimbuk Isaiah, informed the outlet.
“It’s a tough factor to course of proper now and so tragic as a result of no person wakes up planning to die.”
The lifeless man’s sister, Jessie Okon, sobbed to reporters concerning the lack of her “peaceable” brother and her “all the time cheerful” nephew.
“Inform Houston, inform the entire world that I need my nephew again. He’s solely 2 years outdated. He doesn't know learn how to damage a fly,” she mentioned of little Micah.
As for the killer, she mentioned, “Principally for my nephew, God will give him his reward.”
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