Man charged with murder after carjacking death in north Harris County

London Hogan Sr. is in the Harris County Jail after investigators said he shot and killed Louis Erebia during a carjacking case that began on Tidwell Road and ended near Loop 610 and Airline Drive. Prosecutors charged the 37-year-old with murder, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon, and a judge denied him bond at a Monday hearing.

The Harris County Sheriff's Office said deputies were called around 2 p.m. Saturday, June 6, to the 11800 block of Tidwell Road in northeast Houston after a man reported that his blue Chevrolet Silverado had been taken at gunpoint. Investigators said the truck was tracked by GPS, leading Erebia, 56, and a family friend to the stolen vehicle near the North Loop and Airline Drive.

Authorities said a confrontation followed, and Hogan shot Erebia and another man before running away. Erebia was taken to a hospital, where he died. The second shooting victim survived.

Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez posted an arrest update as the investigation moved forward. The case has been assigned to the 339th District Court, where Hogan remained jailed after the court denied bond.

Erebia’s family said he was a husband, father of five and grandfather of three. They also described him as a community volunteer, Little League coach and member of The River Church. Family members joined Crime Stoppers Houston on Monday to call for justice, saying they want accountability for everyone involved.

Victim advocate April Aguirre of Texas Crime Victims United said any other people tied to the carjacking or the shooting should also be brought to justice. That plea came as court records cited by local media showed Hogan had been on five-year felony deferred adjudication from a March 2024 assault case and later served 30 days in jail after a probation violation tied to a January 2025 Louisiana arrest.

The case has already raised hard questions about how a robbery in north Harris County turned into a fatal encounter minutes later, and whether the arrest will bring enough accountability to keep the public safer. Detectives continue to sort through the carjacking, the gunfire and the path that led from Tidwell Road to Airline Drive.