Martin Emilio Escareno, 34, was fatally shot in a drive-by incident on October 5, 2024, at about 3:45 a.m. The shooting took place in the 600 block of Burke Road in Pasadena, Texas, between the Sam Houston Tollway and Highway 225. Officers found Escareno with a gunshot wound to the chest; he was taken to HCA Houston Healthcare Southeast and died during surgery. His death is recorded as resulting from gun violence. He is survived by his sons Michael E. Escareno and Joseph N.

Escareno; his parents Soyla L. Pruneda and Martin Escareno; and his brothers Fidel J. Escareno and Adrian Corrance. He was preceded in death by his brother Jesse G. Escareno. Investigators canvassed the area and are asking anyone with information to contact Detective Hawthorne at 713-475-4887 or the non-emergency dispatch at 713-477-1221.

Did anyone in the Burke Road area see or hear anything that night?