Man charged with killing his parents ..

PATTIE SHIEH
Reporter

FOX 26
DEER PARK, Texas - He called police with a stunning admission. Now, Steven Fontes has been charged with capital murder.

Fontes, 55, contacted 911 Friday night around 9 p.m. He told the operator he had killed his parents. His 80-year-old father and 78-year-old stepmother were found shot to death in their Deer Park home. He walked outside and was arrested.

A neighbor had just arrived home with her family when she saw all the police cars and heard officers yell, "Get down, get down!"

"I saw police officers. They had him down and I noticed what was going on. I said, 'Hurry, hurry, hurry get in the house!' Got in and as we were pulling in, they picked him up. He was handcuffed and they put him in the car."

Neighbors say Fontes had not seen his father in years. He moved in almost a year ago and kept to himself. His father and stepmother were different.

"We moved here about 7, 9 years ago. She was the first to greet us. Very neighborly. She was a wonderful lady," the neighbor told FOX 26 News.

On one quiet street, residents understandably have a tough time dealing with the violence that has come to their doorstep. They had never seen trouble at the home before. The woman who spoke with FOX 26 described the elderly couple this way: "They were just good neighbors."

Fontes is being held in the Harris County jail without bond.


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