On the afternoon of May 23, 2025, 35-year-old Phillip Ogiemwonyi boarded a METRO bus in southwest Houston. An argument near the back of the bus moved toward the door at the 2100–2200 block of West Bellfort Avenue just off Kirby. Witnesses said an assailant produced a handgun, struck Phillip with it, and a shot was fired. Phillip staggered onto the sidewalk, was taken to a nearby hospital, and was pronounced dead.

Surveillance cameras on the bus recorded the confrontation and the shooter’s flight. Detectives released images and, by May 29, identified 22-year-old Carltonio Jackson, who was charged with murder in the 179th State District Court. HPD SWAT officers arrested Jackson without incident on May 30 and he was booked into the Harris County Jail. Investigators said the dispute on the bus preceded the gunfire; what the two men argued about has not been reported.

Anyone who was on the bus that afternoon or has information about the argument or the shooter is asked to come forward.