Ernest Harper, 30, was fatally shot at his apartment at 12600 Dunlap #922 in Houston on August 16, 2008, at about 11 p.m. Police say three suspects, described as black males in dark clothing and armed with firearms, fled the scene immediately after the shooting. The Houston Police Department’s Homicide Division asked the public for help identifying and locating the suspects, but no arrests have been reported and the case remains unsolved.

Harper was remembered by family and friends at services on August 23, 2008, at Carl Barnes Funeral Home; he was affectionately known as Lil E. The investigation has faced a lack of detailed leads, and local organizations continue to encourage community tips to resolve the case.

If anyone has information about that night or the men seen near 12600 Dunlap in August 2008, please share what is known.