3 teens arrested in murder of Marine veteran rideshare driver in Texas

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

Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said Thursday that the arrests are connected to the Sept. 4 death of Quoc “Jake” Nguyen, 28, who was found dead on the side of the road after being shot.

A 15-year-old boy is charged with capital murder, while 14- and 13-year-olds are charged with tampering with evidence.

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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 that his brother drove for Uber to support his mother and sisters. The Nguyen family immigrated to Houston from Vietnam several years ago.

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A Harris County Sheriff’s Office cruiser pulls up in a parking lot. (Harris County Sheriff’s Office/Facebook)

“There was a carpool driving that night from Uber“He picked up a customer and dropped him off downtown,” Matthew Nguyen said. “There were still a few people in the car after that. Uber confirmed that was the last time they heard from him.”

“I had just talked to him on Tuesday and he seemed to have finally figured things out,” he added. “Then on Friday we got a call… and that’s it.”

In a post on X, Gonzalez called Nguyen’s death “tragic and senseless.”

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“Our condolences to Jake’s friends and family. Exceptional work by @HCSOTexas detectives, VCAT and all team members,” he wrote.