Alexis Silva was 16 when she was killed in Houston on September 5, 2016. Officers were called to a disturbance at a residence on Sparrow Street in the early morning and found Silva dead of multiple gunshot wounds. The Houston Police Department’s Homicide Division opened an intensive investigation into the case.

Investigators pursued the case over the following years, with specialized units such as the Cold Case Squad and Gang Squad assisting in re-examining leads. In September 2019, detectives arrested Laquinta Renee Johnson, then 32, who was believed to have been in a domestic relationship with Silva and was suspected of involvement in the homicide. The length of the inquiry drew attention because it took three years to identify and arrest a suspect.

If anyone had contact with Alexis or was in the Sparrow Street area on or around September 5, 2016, please share what was seen or heard with Houston police.