Jesther Avila Matute, a 17-year-old Hispanic male, was killed in a shooting on August 26, 2020, in Houston, Texas. Officers found him about 12:15 a.m. in a walkway at 9450 Woodfair Drive; Houston Fire Department paramedics pronounced him dead at the scene.

The investigation identified several suspects. Melvin Sanchez, 18, was charged with capital murder and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon; Marvin Lazo, 17, was charged with capital murder. Both were taken into custody in early 2021. Two other men, Mauricio Alfaro Hernandez, 28, and Edwin Jose Membreno Gibbons, 20, were also charged with capital murder but remained at large as of the latest updates. Charges were filed in the 180th, 184th and 351st State District Courts.

The motive was initially unknown. Anyone with information on Hernandez or Gibbons is urged to contact the Houston Police Department Homicide Division or Crime Stoppers—did anyone witness the incident or see activity near 9450 Woodfair Drive that night?