Michael Essien Bio – Michael Essien Wiki
Michael Essien attended Hastings High School and was a college athlete. He was also employed at a security company at the time of his death.
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Michael Essien was 38 years old.
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A suspect will face murder charges in a case where a 2-year-old was found dead in an SUV stolen after the child’s father was shot to death, Houston Police Department officials said Wednesday.
The unidentified suspect, a 38-year-old man, has been questioned and “is now facing charges of murder and tampering with evidence,” according to a tweet from police.
Police said Tuesday that the man who was shot had arranged a meeting with another man, which apparently ended in an argument. The father, also 38, was shot to death, and his SUV was stolen, police said.
Hours later, police got a call from a woman who said her husband and 2-year-old were missing. “We realized very quickly that the (man) that was murdered… was her husband,” police Executive Assistant Chief Larry Satterwhite said. “We never knew about the child until she called.”
The victims have since been identified as Michael Essien and his son Micah, the family told KHOU. Along with Micah, Michael and his wife share a baby they recently welcomed, as well as an older child.
Police found the missing SUV after a desperate search. Satterwhite said the child was in the back seat and unresponsive.
Officers broke a window and performed CPR on the child. They “called for an ambulance, which did arrive, but sadly it was too late. The child had passed in the car,” Satterwhite said Tuesday.
The cause of the child’s death has not been determined, although Satterwhite said it is believed to have been a result of being left in a hot vehicle. Temperatures in the area peaked in the mid-90s Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service.
“We had two homicides today in this incident,” Satterwhite said.
CNN reached out to the police, who had no further comment on the charges.