On June 11, 2016, 23-year-old Carlos Castaneda of Brownsville, Texas, was found fatally shot in southeast Houston. A witness driving near the 4200 block of Mowery Street reported seeing Castaneda lying beside his pickup truck, injured and bleeding; paramedics pronounced him dead at the scene from multiple gunshot wounds. Castaneda had reportedly traveled to Houston for unclear reasons before the incident, and the motive for the attack remained unknown at the time.

The Houston Police Department later identified Vincent Mclendon, 28, as the primary suspect and said he was connected to Castaneda’s death through the investigation; Mclendon was apprehended in May 2017 and charged with murder. Many details leading to the shooting remain undisclosed. If anyone saw Castaneda in Houston around June 11, 2016, or has information about his movements or the events near Mowery Street, please come forward.