Zachariah Gardner, 21, was shot and killed on May 29, 2021, in a hotel parking garage at 3101 Sage Road in Houston. He was taken to Ben Taub General Hospital and pronounced dead.

Houston Police Department detectives Z. Brumley and C. Vaughn of the Homicide Division investigated. The suspect has been identified as 18-year-old Dhevani Mitchell, who was charged with murder in the 339th State District Court. A murder warrant was issued July 7, 2021, and Mitchell was taken into custody in California; he was reportedly out on three felony bonds at the time of the shooting.

Family and the community have awaited the court process and the presentation of evidence. Does anyone have information about Gardner’s movements that night or about the gray Chevrolet Malibu?