Patrina Compton, a 42-year-old African American NICU nurse at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, was shot to death on April 10, 2022, in La Marque, Texas. She was found in her vehicle in the southbound lanes of I-45 near Mac McGaffey Highland Bayou Park around 3 a.m.; her car was riddled with bullet holes and she had been shot multiple times. Patrina had been driving home from her mother’s house after dropping off food for a barbecue she could not attend.

La Marque police say the shooting does not appear to have been random and that Patrina may have been targeted, though her sister Stacy Compton said Patrina didn’t have known enemies and was beloved by family, friends and colleagues. No arrests have been announced and investigators have not released details about possible suspects or a vehicle. The family is asking anyone with information to contact the La Marque Police Department or Crime Stoppers.

If anyone saw a vehicle or people near Mac McGaffey Highland Bayou Park on the southbound side of I-45 around 3 a.m. on April 10, 2022, please come forward with information.