GALVESTON COUNTY - An 18-year-old is on trial for capital murder in the death of his girlfriend's grandmother in Galveston County .

Grandmother found shot to death in Bacliff

The backstory:

In February , deputies were called to do a welfare check on in Bacliff. They went to a home on 15th Street where they reportedly found Tammy King deceased.

Investigators were called to the home and they allegedly detected foul play.

The Galveston County Sheriff's Office were initially looking for 18-year-old Uriah Urick and 17-year-old Tara King as "persons of interest" in this case.

They were later found and arrested in Laredo and charged with capital murder for the death of Tara King's grandmother. They’ve been held without bond in the Galveston County Jail since their arrests.

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