Today, September 11th, Eskinder S Mekuria, Houston, TX, was found Guilty
as Charged of Second Degree Murder.
In 2022, Mekuria met his victim at a local casino where they then got in
the victim’s car. As the victim was driving, Mekuria shot and killed the victim, fled the scene, and ultimately fled the State where he was later found and arrested.
Sentencing will be held September 25, 2025 before Judge Bobby Holmes.
Mekuria is facing a mandatory life sentence.
Assistant District Attorneys Lea Hall and David Guidry prosecuted the
case for the Calcasieu Parish District Attorney’s Office.