<p>Daniel Jacob Stiner, 22, and Michael Ray Morris, 29, both from Pasadena, were charged in the death of Jayachandra Elaprolu, a computer engineer, who worked as a convenience store clerk.<br /><br />Elaprolu was living in the Seabrook area, working on a master's degree in computer engineering at the University of Houston-Clear Lake, a relative said. His remains will be sent home, with the help of the Indian Consulate in Houston.<br /><br />Police yesterday said Stiner surrendered and took investigators to the Conroe area, where he told them that he would recover the mask he used in the violent 'blitz' robbery, so-called for its lightning-fast execution. He also promised to get the USD 400 he stole from the register.<br /><br />Stiner claimed that fear drove his aggression, Houston Chronicle quoted police as saying.<br />Morris has maintained he was strictly a customer in the store during the 2:30 a.m. <br />shooting, in the wrong place at the wrong time, police said. He further complained to police and a local TV station that he had been wrongly implicated in the incident, much of which was captured on surveillance video.<br /><br />But police believe Morris acted as a scout, who twice went inside the store to scope out the scene, said Bud Corbett, assistant police chief in Pasadena.<br /><br />According to officials, Morris, who police said is a friend of Stiner's, went into the store the first time and made a purchase. He returned, obtained change from Elaprolu and exited the business again.<br /><br />Police said Stiner, wearing a mask and carrying a semi -automatic pistol, then entered the store and immediately opened fire, striking Elaprolu at least five times as he tried to retreat to a back room. Stiner fled, carrying the lightweight register, police said.<br /><br />Elaprolu was wounded in the stomach, liver, upper torso, intestine and heart.<br /><br />A tip from Crime Stoppers helped in the arrests, Corbett said. Neither of the men has criminal convictions in Harris County, according to county records.<br /><br />Elaprolu had moved to the US four months ago from Andhra Pradesh.</p>
<p>Daniel Jacob Stiner, 22, and Michael Ray Morris, 29, both from Pasadena, were charged in the death of Jayachandra Elaprolu, a computer engineer, who worked as a convenience store clerk.<br /><br />Elaprolu was living in the Seabrook area, working on a master's degree in computer engineering at the University of Houston-Clear Lake, a relative said. His remains will be sent home, with the help of the Indian Consulate in Houston.<br /><br />Police yesterday said Stiner surrendered and took investigators to the Conroe area, where he told them that he would recover the mask he used in the violent 'blitz' robbery, so-called for its lightning-fast execution. He also promised to get the USD 400 he stole from the register.<br /><br />Stiner claimed that fear drove his aggression, Houston Chronicle quoted police as saying.<br />Morris has maintained he was strictly a customer in the store during the 2:30 a.m. <br />shooting, in the wrong place at the wrong time, police said. He further complained to police and a local TV station that he had been wrongly implicated in the incident, much of which was captured on surveillance video.<br /><br />But police believe Morris acted as a scout, who twice went inside the store to scope out the scene, said Bud Corbett, assistant police chief in Pasadena.<br /><br />According to officials, Morris, who police said is a friend of Stiner's, went into the store the first time and made a purchase. He returned, obtained change from Elaprolu and exited the business again.<br /><br />Police said Stiner, wearing a mask and carrying a semi -automatic pistol, then entered the store and immediately opened fire, striking Elaprolu at least five times as he tried to retreat to a back room. Stiner fled, carrying the lightweight register, police said.<br /><br />Elaprolu was wounded in the stomach, liver, upper torso, intestine and heart.<br /><br />A tip from Crime Stoppers helped in the arrests, Corbett said. Neither of the men has criminal convictions in Harris County, according to county records.<br /><br />Elaprolu had moved to the US four months ago from Andhra Pradesh.</p>