Tyler County – Arrest Made in Houston Murder Case
The Tyler County Sheriff’s Office assisted in the arrest of a Houston murder suspect last week. Sean Donte Bullard, a 26-year-old man from Houston, was taken into custody and charged with murder in connection with the fatal shooting of 22-year-old Nicholas Batiste.
Batiste was shot and killed on May 22, 2023, when Houston police responded to a shooting call. They found Batiste unresponsive on a sidewalk, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene. At the time, there were no suspects or clear motives for the crime.
After several months of investigation, Bullard was identified as the suspect in the murder. On Wednesday, February 19, he was arrested in Tyler County by the Gulf Coast Violent Offenders Task Force with help from the Tyler County Sheriff’s Office.
Bullard was initially booked into the Tyler County Jail before being transferred to the Harris County Jail. He is currently facing murder charges in the 228th State District Court.
