Carl Somerville, a 21-year-old Black man, was killed on October 12, 2020, in Houston when a drive-by shooting struck the Mitsubishi Outlander where he was a passenger. The shooter, described as a Black male in his early to mid-twenties, was driving a white Chevrolet Cruze and fired multiple rounds into the vehicle; Carl was struck several times and pronounced dead at the scene after being taken to Ben Taub General Hospital.

Four children were in the vehicle and witnessed the shooting. Detectives T. Tyler and B. Evans of the Houston Police Department Homicide Division are handling the investigation, which has explored motives from road rage to a targeted attack but has not established one. No arrests have been announced and the case remains under active investigation; police have asked anyone with information to contact HPD Homicide or Crime Stoppers.

Carl’s family and friends continue to seek justice and the community has offered support. If anyone saw a white Chevrolet Cruze in the area on October 12, 2020, or has information about the shooter, please share what is known with investigators.