Seventeen-year-old Laurynn Galloway was shot and killed in the parking lot of the Costa Ibiza apartment complex in north Harris County, Houston, on October 20, 2024. Deputies responded to reports of gunfire around midnight and found Galloway with multiple gunshot wounds; she was pronounced dead at the scene.

Investigators say Galloway was involved in an altercation with a man before the shooting. Witnesses reported the dispute escalated when the man’s girlfriend handed him a firearm, which he used to shoot Galloway multiple times, including after she had fallen to the ground. Galloway’s mother, Dorothy, described her daughter as vibrant, family-oriented, and passionate about music and rapping. A friend who was on the phone with Laurynn during the incident said the argument began over a phone and that the shooter was not Laurynn’s boyfriend.

No arrests have been announced. Anyone with information is asked to contact the HCSO Homicide Unit at 713-274-9100 or Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS. Did anyone in the area see or hear anything that night or know more about the people involved?