On the evening of September 20, 2024, at about 8:40 p.m., Houston police responded to a shooting at an apartment complex at 5401 Tierwester Street. Officers found 19-year-old Raymond Brown unresponsive in the parking lot with multiple gunshot wounds; paramedics pronounced him dead at the scene. A second male victim was located in a nearby parking lot with gunshot wounds and was taken to a hospital in stable condition.

As of the latest information, investigators have not identified suspects or a clear motive, and the identity of the other victim and any witnesses has not been disclosed. The family and community held a viewing and funeral service for Brown on October 5, 2024, at Mount Vernon Baptist Church; he was buried at Houston Memorial Gardens in Pearland.

Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact the HPD Homicide Division or submit an anonymous tip through Crime Stoppers.