Texas Family Killed an Innocent Man While Hunting for a Teen Vandal
A police officer walks under police tape at the Mobil gas station where a man was shot while pumping gas into his minivan October 3, 2002, in Asen Hill, Maryland. Mark Wilson/Getty Images

A Texas family is now facing murder charges after chasing and fatally shooting a man in what authorities said might be a case of mistaken identity.

Harris County Sheriff's Office noted that the incident happened on May 17 at 17100 Block of Hilton Hollow DR in Westminster Village Subdivision.

Authorities responded at the scene at around 11:35 p.m. and identified the victim as 29-year-old Eddie Clark, who was flown to Hermann hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Police said the Texas family was initially looking for a teenager responsible for damaging their home and vehicles, People reported.

The Innocent Man and the Texas Family

Authorities identified the four family members as Joe Argueta, 19; Florinda Argueta, 39; Luis Argueta, 45; and Margarito Alcantar, 29.

Florinda Argueta said she had filed several reports in the Sheriff's Office regarding a teenage friend of his son's ex-girlfriend driving a black Dodge Challenger.

The crime started when Joe Argueta saw a dark gray Dodge Challenger drove by Eddie Clark on his way home at around 11:30 p.m. Joe Argueta thought it was the black Dodge Challenger owned by the teenager who was damaging their property and vehicles. Armed with a bat and a pistol, the family tried to block Eddie Clark's vehicle.

Joe Argueta told police that he chased the Challenger on foot while his mother chased the vehicle in her car as they tried to block it.

But when Clark tried to flee and drive around the roadblock being created by Florinda Argueta, Joe Argueta said he fired at the vehicle until it crashed into a tree.

Newsweek reported that Clark managed to get out of his vehicle, but he collapsed nearby. Police said that Clark sustained a gunshot wound in his torso.

Authorities noted that the victim and the suspects did not know each other. Police also said that they did not receive any information that Clark was involved in the ongoing dispute between the Arguetas and the teenager damaging their property. The murder of Eddie Clark is being investigated by the Harris County Sheriff's Office Homicide Unit.

Consequences that the Texas Family Will Face

Because of the incident, each of the Arguetas is charged with murder. However, two of the suspects fled the scene before the authorities arrived. The two members of the Texas family who have yet to be apprehended were Luis Argueta and Margarito Alcanar.

Meanwhile, Joe Argueta and Florinda Argueta were placed under the custody of the authorities. Joe Argueta was transported to the Sheriff's Office Homicide Unit.

Joe Argueta's attorney David Bires said the 19-year-old has no criminal history. Joe Argueta is set to be arraigned on June 15, and his lawyer said that he would plead not guilty.

Florinda Argueta, on the other hand, has an arraignment scheduled for May 27. Both of them have been released on bail.

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