Collins Ajayi, a 21-year-old African American man, was fatally shot on June 27, 2019, in Houston, Texas. Witnesses reported hearing gunshots and seeing a vehicle speed away from the scene, and police treated the death as a targeted homicide. The Houston Police Department’s investigation led to the arrest of two suspects in their early twenties who were charged with first-degree murder. Prosecutors linked the killing to a larger criminal network involved in drug trafficking and gang activity and argued Ajayi was targeted because of alleged ties to a rival gang.

At trial the prosecution relied on forensic evidence and witness testimony; the defense called the evidence circumstantial. The jury convicted both defendants of first-degree murder and they were sentenced to life imprisonment without parole. Ajayi’s family later filed a civil wrongful death suit against the suspects. Does anyone have information about Collins, the shooting, or the vehicle seen fleeing the scene?