Jaylen Christopher Mays, 23, was shot and killed on February 27, 2022, at an apartment complex in the 5300 block of Collingsworth in northeast Houston. Houston Police say he was shot multiple times by an unknown suspect during what appeared to be a business transaction; the suspect dragged Mays inside the apartment and then fled on foot. Mays was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police say Mays had gone to the apartment with a woman for a transaction that may have been drug-related. An argument broke out and the suspect opened fire; the woman was not harmed. No arrests or named suspects have been announced and the motive has not been disclosed. The investigation is ongoing and authorities are asking anyone with information to contact the HPD Homicide Division or Crime Stoppers.

If anyone was in the 5300 block of Collingsworth that evening or knows anything about the transaction or the person who fled, please share what you know with investigators.