On June 22, 2024, Karen Herrera, 43, was one of three people shot to death in an apartment on Hammerly Boulevard in Houston. Herrera was visiting from out of town; the other victims were her mother, Leonor Hernandez, 65, and her brother-in-law, Thomas Kupriakov, 38. The caller who reported the shootings was 27-year-old Bryan J. Fernandez, identified as Hernandez’s son and Herrera’s brother.

Officers found the three victims deceased from gunshot wounds. Investigators concluded there was no home invasion and that the victims were family members; Fernandez was arrested and charged with capital murder. Court records show Fernandez had a 2019 driving while intoxicated conviction that produced a 180-day jail sentence, and police had responded to the apartment twice previously for mental health-related calls, once in the prior year and again earlier in 2024. Fernandez was denied bond and remains in custody.

If anyone knew Karen Herrera or has information about the events at the Hammerly Boulevard apartment, please share what you know.