On the night of September 22, 2025, 29-year-old Jermarkus Johnson of Houston was shot during a dice game at the Haverstock Hills Apartment Homes on the 5600 block of Aldine Bender Road in northeast Harris County. Deputies arrived to find evidence of gunfire and a crowd, but no victim on scene; friends had taken Johnson to Memorial Hermann Northeast Hospital in a private vehicle, where he was pronounced dead. Early accounts say an argument during the game escalated and multiple shots were fired, and investigators described the confrontation as isolated to those present.

Homicide detectives canvassed the parking lot and interviewed witnesses into the night. Detectives later identified a suspect, and on October 1, 2025 the Harris County Sheriff’s Office Violent Criminal Apprehension Team took 19-year-old Johnnie Lillie into custody; reporting tied the arrest to the dice-game dispute. Authorities said the killing appeared to stem from a targeted dispute and encouraged anyone who saw the argument to contact the Sheriff’s Office or Crime Stoppers.

If anyone saw the dice game or the confrontation at Haverstock Hills that night, can you share what you remember?