Jeremy Josue Contreras, a 17-year-old Hispanic male from Houston, died on June 22, 2018. He was found in the stairwell of the Bellfort Pines Apartments on Canyon Street with a single gunshot wound to the head. His family described him as a sweet boy who cared for his mother and wanted to join the Army; he had recently graduated from San Jacinto High School and had completed enlistment paperwork pending his mother’s signature.

On the night of his death Jeremy received a phone call, went outside and was later shot and robbed; his phone, necklace and other belongings were reported missing. The family held a candlelight vigil and say they have collected information but had not been visited by detectives to take it. The Houston Police continue to follow leads, including the call that lured him outside, and no arrests or suspects have been identified.

If anyone has information about Jeremy’s death or the phone call that led him outside, please contact Crime Stoppers.