Michael Smith, 19, was fatally shot on the evening of August 28, 2024, at about 9:10 p.m. in a park at 9551 North Wayside Drive in Houston. A witness at the scene reported that an unknown male approached Smith, threatened him with a firearm and then shot him; the suspect fled on foot toward Hamlet Street. Emergency responders pronounced Smith dead at the scene.

Houston police identified two persons of interest in nearby surveillance footage: one wearing a light-colored hoodie and another in a black hoodie. Those images have been released to the public and no formal charges have been filed. The HPD Homicide Division is asking anyone with information to call 713-308-3600 or contact Crime Stoppers anonymously at 713-222-TIPS.

Did anyone in the area see activity near the park that night or recognize the individuals captured on the footage?