Vu Hoan Vuong, a 35-year-old man of Vietnamese ethnicity, was shot to death at his home in Houston, Texas, on January 16, 2014. Vuong and his wife had just returned home and were unloading their vehicle in the garage when a 16-year-old assailant ambushed them, demanded money at gunpoint, forced the couple inside, shot Vuong and sexually assaulted his wife. The attacker then fled in the couple’s vehicle and abandoned it a short distance away.

Investigators identified the juvenile suspect as David Villalpando, who was already in custody on unrelated charges at the Harris County Juvenile Detention Center when he was arrested in this case. He was charged with capital murder, aggravated sexual assault and aggravated robbery and was tried as an adult.

The killing drew attention because of the suspect’s age and the severity of the crimes, leaving Vuong’s family and the Houston community to grapple with the loss. If anyone knew Vuong or has information about the events that night, please come forward.