Marlon Sanders, 36, was shot and killed on the night of Memorial Day, May 25, 2026, on a residential street in northeast Harris County, Texas. Sanders was waiting by his vehicle on Blue Timbers Court while his wife picked up their nine-month-old infant during a pre-arranged custody exchange. Witnesses say Gary Davis, 38, rushed from the residence armed with a gun and fired at Sanders; neighbors heard two gunshots and Sanders’ wife screamed that he had been shot and attempted CPR. Deputies arrived after 911 calls just after midnight and provided life-saving measures before Sanders was transported to a hospital, where he later died.

Harris County homicide detectives, crime scene investigators, and K-9 units responded. Investigators reported Davis sent threatening text messages hours earlier; Davis was located, taken into custody, booked into the Harris County Jail and charged with murder, with prosecutors seeking to hold him without bond as the case moved into the pre-trial phase. The community has lost an educator and coach who taught music at Lucian Adams Elementary and coached football and basketball at Memorial High School.

Does anyone have information about the custody exchange that night or witnessed the events on Blue Timbers Court?