Harris County man charged after deadly Spring apartment shooting, 2 dead
A Spring apartment fight left Estelle Camarillo and Junior Ruiz dead, and Adrian Abreu was jailed on a manslaughter charge tied to Camarillo’s death.
Two people were killed after a shooting at a Spring apartment complex, and Harris County deputies arrested 32-year-old Adrian Abreu in connection with the case. Estelle Camarillo, 34, and Junior Ruiz, 22, were found with apparent gunshot wounds in the 2500 block of FM 2920 near Spring Cypress and Ella Boulevard. Both were pronounced dead at the scene.
Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said Abreu had been in a romantic relationship with Camarillo and was charged with manslaughter in her death, along with felon in possession of a weapon. The death of Ruiz remains under review and will be presented to a grand jury, leaving one of the two fatalities still to be sorted through by prosecutors and investigators.
Investigators said the violence began after Camarillo and Abreu arrived at the apartment complex to help a friend who had reportedly been involved in a domestic assault situation. ABC13 reported that the woman at the apartment called a friend for help because she was scared after a previous domestic assault. A physical altercation then broke out between Abreu and Ruiz, though the exact role Ruiz played in the original dispute was not immediately clear. Abreu later told investigators he shot at Ruiz during the fight, ABC13 reported.
Court records show Abreu was already serving a four-year deferred sentence for unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon and had been ordered to forfeit any weapons as part of that deal. After the arrest, he was booked into the Harris County Jail.
The case falls under the Harris County Sheriff’s Office, which says it is the largest sheriff’s office in Texas and the third-largest in the nation. Gonzalez, who was elected sheriff in November 2016 and re-elected in November 2024, leads an agency that says its Crime Victim Assistance Unit provides crisis intervention, advocacy and access to resources. For families pulled into a fast-moving domestic dispute, the aftermath can include homicide charges, weapon allegations and a separate grand jury review before the full legal picture is complete.
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