Ramon Martinez Linares, a man in his 50s, was shot to death in the early hours of Saturday, October 25, 2025, at a home in the 3500 block of Russell Street in Houston. Officers and paramedics were called about 2:20 a.m.; he was found with a gunshot wound and pronounced dead at the scene. Detectives from the Houston Police Department’s Homicide Division—Sgt. B. Roberts and Det. J. Wallschlaeger—responded and began documenting the scene and interviewing witnesses.

Investigators say an altercation between Linares and another man escalated to gunfire after a family member had just dropped Linares off; the suspect fled immediately after the shooting. Authorities did not release a suspect’s identity and no arrests were announced in the initial bulletins. Investigators asked the public to contact the HPD Homicide Division or Crime Stoppers with any information.

If anyone has information about Linares’ movements that night or about who left the scene, please contact the homicide division or Crime Stoppers.