Kenneth Flemings, a 59-year-old African American man, was shot and killed on May 29, 2015, in Houston while he and his wife were closing their convenience store for the night. An unknown black male confronted them with a gun and shot Kenneth; that gunman and two other unknown black male suspects then fled. Kenneth was taken to Ben Taub General Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

The investigation identified three suspects. On June 23, 2015, police arrested 19-year-old Jalen Coby and charged him with capital murder in the 228th State District Court. Two other males, aged 16 and 15, were referred to Harris County Juvenile Probation on capital murder charges. The arrests were made without incident after Houston Police and Houston ISD Police worked with school faculty to identify the suspects.

This was a violent confrontation outside a family business with lasting consequences for the family and community. If anyone has information about the shooting or knew Kenneth, please share what you know.