John Usifo Olrunsog Oghayei, a 22-year-old man of Nigerian descent, was found unresponsive in the street at 9422 Harwin Drive in Houston around 3:30 a.m. on February 14, 2021. Paramedics pronounced him dead at the scene. Early reports suggested a hit-and-run, but the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences determined he died of a gunshot wound and ruled the death a homicide.

The Houston Police Department Homicide Division handled the investigation, with Detectives C. Sharp and E. May assigned to the case. There was also an unrelated criminal case pending against Oghayei: on December 16, 2020 the State of Texas filed assault causing bodily injury charges in Collin County arising from a Richardson incident, and a warrant had been issued prior to his death.

No arrests had been announced in the homicide as of the latest updates. If anyone has information about John’s death or the circumstances near Harwin Drive that night, contact HPD Homicide or Crime Stoppers.