Dion Perlaza, a 21-year-old Hispanic man, was shot and killed on October 7, 2019, on the Southwest Freeway in Houston. He and another young man, Ryan Carrol, were in a black Nissan Maxima at about 4:15 a.m. after leaving an after-hours club when unknown suspect or suspects opened fire. Three other occupants of the vehicle were unharmed. Dion was critically injured, taken to a nearby hospital, and did not survive.

The Houston Police Department Major Assaults & Family Violence Division, with Detectives C. Bowling and J. Roberts, investigated. No arrests have been announced and no motive is known. Family and friends have set up a GoFundMe to help with funeral and related expenses as the community seeks answers.

If anyone was on the Southwest Freeway that morning, saw the black Nissan Maxima, or has information about who attacked the vehicle, please contact the HPD Major Assaults & Family Violence Division or Crime Stoppers.