Anthony Malachi Palacios, 19, was shot and killed on November 17, 2022, in Houston, Texas. He and 29-year-old Ivan Rojas were found shot multiple times in the parking lot of a convenience store at 11575 Bissonnet Street; both men died of their injuries. Anthony was born March 4, 2003, to Ernesto Palacios and Amanda Key. He enjoyed spending time outdoors, swimming, hunting and playing basketball, and was remembered for his patience and care for the elderly.

An 18-year-old, Bradlyn Alex McKay, has been charged with capital murder and was identified by the Houston Police Department Homicide Division as the shooter; the department has sought information about his whereabouts. Separately, two people, Ashley Palmer and Aaron Willis, were accused of burglarizing Palacios’s apartment the day after the shooting; surveillance reportedly showed them taking electronics including a PlayStation and a flat-screen television, and both were charged with burglary of a habitation.

Anyone with information about the shooting or the suspect’s location is asked to contact the HPD Homicide Division or Crime Stoppers.