Timothy Scott Abernethy, a 43-year-old Houston Police Department officer, was killed on December 7, 2008, after a traffic stop in the parking lot of the Luxor Park Apartments at 5801 West Sunforest. A decorated officer who had served 11 years, Abernethy pursued a suspect, identified as Mabry Joseph Landor III, into the complex. During the foot pursuit Landor hid and ambushed Abernethy, shooting him twice in the torso and then once in the head. Abernethy was taken to Memorial Hermann Hospital and died shortly afterward.

Mabry Joseph Landor III was arrested within an hour by Harris County deputies and charged with capital murder of a police officer in the 209th State District Court. Officer Abernethy is survived by his wife, son, daughter, parents, and siblings; the department and community mourned his loss.

If anyone has information about that night, the pursuit, or evidence that was not previously reported, please share what is known.