On April 23, 2015, Martin Popeye Cardenas, a 30-year-old Hispanic man, was fatally shot in a drive-by while in his vehicle along the 6900 block of the Southwest Freeway in Houston. The shooting happened about 5 a.m. after an individual in a four-door car or an SUV pulled alongside his vehicle and opened fire, striking him on his left side.

Friends found Cardenas in his car and took him to Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Witnesses said he had been involved in an altercation at a nightclub earlier, but police could not confirm any link between that incident and the shooting. The motive remains unclear and no arrests have been announced.

Anyone who knew Cardenas or witnessed the events that morning is asked to contact Houston Crime Stoppers or the homicide division with information.