Melvin Bonilla-Fuente was killed on November 8, 2016, in Houston, Texas, after an attempted armed robbery in the parking lot of Magnolia Cove Apartments. Two men exited and tried to rob him at gunpoint; when he tried to flee he was shot multiple times and later died. A neighbor tried to intervene by creating a distraction, but the attackers fled immediately after the shooting.

Two men connected to the case, Ferrel Dardar and Phillip Battles, were later indicted. Dardar pleaded guilty in related proceedings and received a 60-year sentence; Battles was convicted by a jury and given life in prison for his role in the murder. Separate civil litigation alleged negligent security by the apartment complex, with a court finding the management liable and awarding Bonilla-Fuente’s family $3.5 million in a wrongful death claim.

If anyone knew Melvin or witnessed the shooting or the red Nissan Altima that night, please share what was seen or heard.