Deandre Baines, 27, was found dead from multiple gunshot wounds on the stairway of an apartment complex at 10965 South Gessner Road in Houston on May 3, 2022. Houston Fire Department paramedics responded but he was pronounced deceased at the scene, and the Houston Police Department Homicide Division took over the investigation.

Early on there was no known motive or suspect. Surveillance video from the scene produced an image of an unknown male whom investigators sought to identify; the HPD released the footage and asked the public for help. Detectives A. Hernandez, A. Ferrell, and C. Flora were assigned to the case. No arrests have been reported and the investigation remains open.

His funeral was held May 14, 2022, at St. John Missionary Baptist Church, with burial at Houston Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Pearland. If anyone has information about the person shown in the released video or about Deandre’s death, please contact the Houston Police or Crime Stoppers.