Julianna Cardenas, 22, died after a shooting in north Harris County, Texas, on Sunday, April 19, 2026. Deputies found Cardenas and another woman with gunshot wounds at the August North apartments on Kuykendahl Road around 5:15 a.m.; both were taken to a hospital, and Cardenas did not survive. A man who accompanied them was uninjured but taken to the hospital for evaluation.

Investigators said the violence followed a dispute involving Cardenas and another woman over a man. Officials reported Cardenas had agreed to meet the other woman, the encounter escalated into gunfire at a separate location, and the wounded women and the man then went to the apartment complex seeking help. A suspect, Javon Brown (reports gave his age as 25 or 26), was identified and arrested on charges of murder and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon; early reports said bond had not yet been set.

No trial or conviction information was available as the investigation continued. If anyone has information about what happened before the victims arrived at the Kuykendahl Road complex, please come forward.