Cesar Peralta, 20, was fatally shot on July 20, 2024, at the Thorntree Apartments near Uvalde Road in East Houston. Deputies responding to reports of gunfire found Peralta in the complex parking lot with multiple gunshot wounds; he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Investigators say Peralta was involved in a physical altercation with 21-year-old actor Akili McDowell, who reportedly drew a firearm and shot Peralta multiple times before leaving the scene. The motive for the confrontation is still under investigation. Authorities have asked anyone with information to contact the Harris County Sheriff’s Office Homicide Unit.

Did anyone in the Thorntree Apartments area see or hear anything that night, or have information about what led to the altercation?