On the evening of December 24, 2025, Houston police responded to a shooting in East Downtown and found 33-year-old Sebastian Jimenez wounded on the 1400 block of Scott Street. Paramedics transported him to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead shortly after arrival.

Investigators determined the shooting occurred in a parking lot at 3508 Denver Street after an altercation between Jimenez and another man. The other man told police Jimenez had brandished a knife, and he fired his own handgun, saying he acted in self-defense. The shooter remained at the scene and cooperated with officers. After consulting the Harris County District Attorney’s Office, authorities did not file immediate charges and referred the matter to a Harris County Grand Jury for review.

Anyone with information about the sequence of events or the altercation in the Denver Street parking lot is asked to contact the HPD Homicide Division.