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obtained a search warrant. The following affidavit brother and found him lying on the
was submitted in support of the search warrant: kitchen floor near the back door.
On September 18, 2016, at 2120 Adrianus Michael Kusuma had
hours, your Affiant was assigned to sustained a gunshot wound to the
investigate the robbery and murder chest and was unconscious and
of Adrianus Michael Kusuma, an unresponsive. The rear door of the
Asian male, date of birth September residence was open and the door
27, 1982, having occurred at his frame shattered from having been
home located at 21522 Canvasback kicked in by the suspects.
Glen in unincorporated Harris
County, Texas. Upon arrival at the The neighborhood where this
scene, Affiant spoke with murder occurred consists only of a
Sebastianus Kusuma, the brother of circling boulevard with multiple
the complainant, who was home at small cul-de-sac streets that extend
the time of the robbery and murder, from the main boulevard. Vehicles
a person Affiant found credible and may only access the neighborhood
reliable. Sebastianus Kusuma from one street that leads east off
advised he was upstairs in his room Gosling Road. During the course of
when he heard a loud banging noise conducting the scene investigation,
emanating from downstairs. affiant learned that a neighbor, who
Sebastianus Kusuma went lives near the entry street to the
downstairs to investigate and was subdivision, was outdoors at
confronted by a masked black male, approximately 8:45 PM when he
armed with a handgun, at the base observed a white, 4-door sedan
of the stairs. The masked gunman exiting the neighborhood at a very
demanded money and began to high rate of speed. Within minutes
assault Sebastianus Kusuma with of this vehicle exiting the
his fists and the handgun in the neighborhood, this citizen observed
dining room of the home. While he emergency vehicles entering the
was fighting with this male, neighborhood and thought the white
Sebastianus Kusuma stated he heard vehicle may be connected to the
a gunshot coming from the kitchen response of emergency vehicles into
area of the home and turned to see a the neighborhood. Further, while
second black male, also masked, conducting this investigation,
running from the back of the house Affiant was advised by Sergeant
toward the dining room. The two Mark Reynolds, a certified peace
gunmen grabbed a box of receipts officer reputably employed by the
and money from the Kusumas’ Harris County Sheriffs Office and
family run business and fled the also assigned to the Homicide
residence through the front door. Division and assisting in this
Sebastianus Kusuma followed the investigation, that he was
two males from the home and approached by a citizen who
witnessed them getting into a white, advised a white, 4-door Lexus
4-door sedan and flee [sic] the vehicle, bearing Texas license plate
scene. Sebastianus Kusuma returned # GTK6426, was observed driving
to the home to search for his through the neighborhood, and
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