Carlos Balthazar Canales, a 39-year-old artist and musician from Houston, Texas, was killed on September 3, 2022. The shooting occurred in a makeshift homeless encampment in northwest Houston, where Canales had been renting space to use as a studio. Family members describe him as close to his loved ones and the family has set up a GoFundMe to assist with burial expenses and memorial plans.

Authorities say Canales was shot by his cousin, Nathan Bryan Miller, 33, who reportedly called police from a nearby gas station and led them to the scene. Investigators found Canales and another victim dead at the location and a third victim taken to a hospital in stable condition. Court documents allege Miller shot Canales in the face five times and the other victim in the back of the head. Miller was arrested, confessed while claiming belief that Canales and another victim were practicing witchcraft, and was charged with capital murder. A mental evaluation was ordered after officers noted Miller appeared mentally impaired.

Did anyone in the Houston arts or music community know Carlos and his studio whereabouts at the encampment?