On August 10, 2024, at about 12:30 a.m., 37-year-old Osvaldo Guadalupe Casas was fatally shot near his home in the 600 block of Loper Street in southeast Houston after confronting people he suspected of vandalizing his property. The previous night his vehicle had been egged and covered with flour, and when he went outside after hearing noises he encountered the suspects and was shot multiple times. Casas managed to get back into his home and collapsed; his pregnant wife, Judith Molina, attempted CPR before emergency responders arrived but he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Casas was born July 15, 1987, in San Antonio and worked as an HVAC installer and technician. He was a husband and father, awaiting the birth of a son due in September and already father to two daughters, aged 16 and 8. Funeral services were held August 20, 2024, at Integrity Funeral Home, followed by burial at Forest Lawn Cemetery. The family has received community support, including a GoFundMe to help with expenses.

Was anyone in the neighborhood around Loper Street the night of August 9–10 who saw activity or can share information about the confrontation?