Three teenage boys have been arrested in the killing of a Texas Marine veteran who was working as a rideshare driver to support his mother and sister, authorities said.

The arrests are tied to the Sept. 4 death of 28-year-old Quoc “Jake” Nguyen, who was found dead along a roadside after being shot, Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said Thursday.

A 15-year-old has been charged with capital murder, while a 14-year-old and 13-year-old face charges of tampering with evidence.

All three were taken into custody in recent days and booked into the Harris County Juvenile Detention Center, Gonzalez said.

Investigators believe the teens shot Nguyen, stole his vehicle and property and fled.

Nguyen’s brother, Matthew, told Fox Houston his brother had been driving for Uber to help support their

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