Phillip Joseph Rogers, 42, was found dead in the driver’s seat of his truck in a parking lot at 7408 South Sam Houston Parkway West in Houston on March 5, 2022. Responding officers discovered Rogers with gunshot wounds and he was pronounced dead at the scene. An autopsy by the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences confirmed the cause of death as gunshot wounds, and the Houston Police Department classified the death as a suspected homicide.

Investigators identified a person of interest early in the inquiry, Deonte Thomas, 41, but later determined he was not involved. Surveillance footage captured a gold or tan Buick sedan near the scene; that vehicle and its occupants remain unidentified. No arrests have been announced and detectives say the motive is unknown. The HPD Homicide Division and Crime Stoppers have asked the public for help.

Rogers was remembered as a loving, outgoing person with a charismatic spirit. If anyone has information about the gold or tan Buick or the events around March 5, 2022, contact HPD Homicide or Crime Stoppers.