On the evening of June 15, 2022, at about 9:20 p.m., deputies responded to a shooting in the 800 block of Dell Dale Street in east Harris County. Officers found 42-year-old David Martinez, a Hispanic male, lying in the road with multiple gunshot wounds; he was taken to Ben Taub Hospital and pronounced dead.

Investigators say Martinez was driving a dark gray Mitsubishi Outlander northbound when he became involved in a road rage incident with a tan Honda driven by 19-year-old Ricardo Ramirez. Both vehicles stopped at the traffic signal at Woodforest Boulevard, Martinez exited his vehicle and approached Ramirez’s driver side, and Ramirez shot Martinez multiple times before fleeing. A witness identified Ramirez as the shooter; some family members later persuaded him to return and surrender, and he was charged with murder.

The Homicide Unit is handling the case and officials asked anyone with information to contact the Sheriff’s Office or Crime Stoppers. Does anyone in the area remember the incident or have dashcam or video that could help?