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Girlfriend Tracks Boyfriend’s Phone, Finds Him Shot to Death in Houston

Houston police are canvassing North Main Street to recover surveillance video that could point to the shooter.

Overview

  • Around 9 p.m. a man in his 20s was video-calling his girlfriend at a North Main Street bus stop when an unknown individual approached and then fled.
  • His girlfriend used his phone’s location data to find him fatally shot in a nearby grassy area.
  • Houston Police Department detectives have not released any suspect descriptions or motive and are treating the case as an active homicide investigation.
  • Officers are canvassing residents for eyewitness accounts as they review security footage from local businesses.
  • Friends and coworkers at Jackson’s Barbershop remember the victim for his positive energy and are urging anyone with information to contact HPD or Crime Stoppers.