AJ Armstrong has been found guilty of Capital Murder for the 2016 murder of his parents.
We've watched the drama in the AJ Armstrong case unfold for seven years and on Wednesday, a jury finally reached a verdict in the third capital murder trial. After two mistrials, Armstrong was found guilty in the 2016 deaths of his parents. FOX 26's Natalie Hee is at the courthouse with reactions.AJ Armstrong has been found guilty of Capital Murder for the 2016 murder of his parents by a Harris County jury.This was the third time he was tried for the murder.
A medical examiner said that Antonio's mother Dawn suffered two gunshots. One behind her ear, the other through it, about an inch apart. One of the rounds destroyed her brain stem, causing instant death. We've been following the AJ Armstrong murder case for years and following the guilty verdict, FOX 26 anchor Caroline Collins takes a look back on how the decision came to be.
FOX 26 Houston is now on the FOX LOCAL app available through Apple TV, Amazon FireTV, Roku and Google Android TV! According to medical records after the murders, Josh was diagnosed with schizophrenia and was "hallucinating, hearing voices, had a plan to sacrifice an animal, and had homicidal ideations."
Seven years later, Harris County DA stated two pieces of blood belonging to Antonio Armstrong Sr., were found on the back or under a nametag sticker the police put on AJ’s t-shirt when he was arrested the night of the murder.
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