On the evening of March 28, 2025, 28-year-old Benny VanRoss was fatally shot in the parking lot of a convenience store at 9301 Fondren Road in southwest Houston. The Houston Police Department reports the shooting occurred at about 10 p.m. while VanRoss was standing outside his vehicle talking with a female acquaintance; an assailant approached from behind and shot him once in the upper body. Emergency responders pronounced him dead at the scene.

Surveillance released by HPD shows three Black males, all believed to be in their 20s, present at the time of the shooting. The primary suspect is seen wearing a black T-shirt, sweatpants with white stripes, and a black ball cap. Two others — one in a white sweatshirt and one in all black with eyeglasses — are described as persons of interest who may have information. No arrests have been announced; Detectives D. Lunceford and J. Jorsch of HPD’s Homicide Division are investigating and ask anyone with information to call 713-308-3600 or Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.

VanRoss is memorialized by the Gun Violence Memorial and community members have lit candles in his honor. If anyone has information about the identities or whereabouts of the individuals in the footage, please share what is known with investigators.