Keith Dale Long was 29 and living in Houston when he was shot to death on the porch of his mother’s northwest Harris County home on the morning of August 17, 2021. His mother heard a disturbance, went to investigate and found Keith with gunshot wounds; he was pronounced dead at the scene. Keith was born August 27, 1991, in Houston and spent part of his childhood in Birmingham, Alabama. He developed computer skills and a love of motorcycles and later returned to Houston to pursue those interests.

On October 6, 2021, authorities arrested 32-year-old acquaintance Carlos Lamas and charged him with murder. The motive for the killing is described as unclear.

If anyone knew Keith, his activities in northwest Harris County, or has information about the events that morning, please share what you know.