Joshua Xavier Holiday was 26 when he was shot dead in a motel room in east Houston on September 18, 2016. He was found with multiple gunshot wounds and died at the scene.

According to court documents, Holiday had been in the company of a teenage girl and a 17-year-old male identified as Julian Vella. The three spent the evening together, left for a nearby fast-food restaurant, then returned to the motel. Vella allegedly left the room briefly, returned, and shot Holiday twice. The teenage girl witnessed the shooting, was threatened, and forced to help search for valuables before being made to leave with Vella.

Julian Vella was arrested and charged with capital murder; his capture involved the U.S. Marshals and the Austin Police Department. If anyone knew Joshua, the people he spent time with that night, or saw him in east Houston on September 18, 2016, please share what might help the investigation.