Olesithi Nsengimana, 20, was shot and killed on October 29, 2022, inside a southwest Houston strip mall in the 11000 block of the Southwest Freeway. He and a 15-year-old, Rafael Hernandez Lopez, were both shot during an altercation with a group of juveniles; Lopez later died of his injuries on November 2, 2022.

An argument escalated and one member of Barnes’s group produced a gun and fired, striking both young men. Barnes was arrested and charged with capital murder; the two 16-year-olds were referred to Harris County Juvenile Probation on related charges. Court filings note prior involvement by the suspects in other criminal activity.

The families and community have called for justice and have used the case to press for interventions against youth violence. Does anyone have information about the night of October 29, 2022, or about either victim’s activities in that area leading up to the shooting?