A Saturday night trail ride and block party in Northeast Houston ended in gunfire on January 31, 2026, when 24-year-old Cory Young Jr. was killed and at least five others were wounded. The gathering had spilled into a grocery store parking lot on Homestead Road near Little York when an altercation escalated and multiple people opened fire. Houston Police officers who were managing traffic nearby responded and found multiple victims; Young was pronounced dead at the scene and several others were taken to hospitals, some in critical condition.

Investigators say evidence at the scene, including shell casings of different calibers, points to multiple shooters and a shootout rather than a single attacker. Despite numerous witnesses, the chaos as people fled has made identifying suspects difficult; as of early February 2026, no arrests or suspect descriptions have been released. Family members, including his aunt Danetta Hill who helped raise him, have publicly pleaded for information and said they have received little from investigators.

If anyone who attended the event or was in that area that night has information that could help, please come forward to investigators.