Omar Acevedo was found shot to death on the evening of July 24, 2026, near a playground at the Montecello on Cranbrook Apartments in Houston. Deputies discovered him with a gunshot wound at the complex on Ella Boulevard near Interstate 45 and Rankin Road; he was pronounced dead after officers attempted to render aid.

Investigators say a confrontation preceded the shooting and that Acevedo had been with at least two other men just before the shots were fired. One man is described as the suspected shooter who fled the scene: a tall Hispanic male with a mustache and beard, last seen wearing a black tank top and black jeans. No motive or details of the conversation before the shooting have been released.

The Harris County Sheriff’s Office Homicide Unit and Crime Stoppers have asked the public for information. No arrests have been announced and the case remains open. If anyone has information about Omar Acevedo, the people he was with that night, or the man who fled, please share what you know with investigators.