Jorge Baeza-Cantu, 55, was found dead from multiple gunshot wounds on June 20, 2024, at an abandoned construction site in northeast Harris County near the 5600 block of East Hillside Drive, close to the Eastex Freeway and Lauder Road. A friend discovered the body around 8:30 a.m. that morning.

Following the investigation, 42-year-old Jeremisaac Vilano (born August 8, 1981) was arrested and charged in connection with Baeza-Cantu’s murder and was taken into custody at the Harris County Jail. The motive for the shooting remains under investigation.

Anyone with information about the circumstances leading up to Baeza-Cantu’s death is asked to contact the Harris County Sheriff’s Office or Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.