Man Convicted of Killing Child and His Stepfather While Free on Bond Sentenced to Life

A Houston gang member has been sentenced to life without a chance of parole after a jury convicted him for killing an 11-year-old boy and his stepfather.

Desmond Hawkins, 23, in a booking photo. Courtesy of Harris County District Attorney's Office

A documented gang member has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole after a Texas jury convicted him earlier this week of capital murder for the fatal shooting of a teenage boy and his stepfather while out on bond for another murder that occurred years earlier.

The Harris County District Attorney’s Office announced in a statement on Sept. 20 that 23-year-old Desmond Hawkins has been convicted of capital murder for fatally shooting 11-year-old Dominic Suicek and his stepfather, 41-year-old Menuell Solomon, on Oct. 26, 2020.