Jerry Carlton, a 27-year-old African American man from Houston, was shot and killed on August 11, 2018. The shooting happened late that Saturday night at a music studio in the 8500 block of Sweetwater Lane in northern Harris County. Unknown suspects fired multiple shots from outside, breaking the studio’s storefront glass and striking Carlton in a back room. He was taken to Houston Northwest Medical Center and pronounced dead there.

Authorities have not released suspect descriptions or said whether Carlton was the intended target. No arrests have been made and the case remains unsolved. Carlton is remembered by family and friends as a music lover and a beloved uncle; his loved ones continue to seek justice and closure. If anyone has information about the shooting, the Harris County Sheriff’s Office requests that they come forward.