Two women were killed in an ambush-style shooting in Houston’s Independence Heights neighborhood on May 1, 2024. Around 1:30 a.m., 39-year-old Mary Arredondo and a 22-year-old woman were sitting on the front porch of a residence on East 37th Street near Yale Street when a man in a blue hoodie, camouflage pants, a mask, black shoes and black gloves approached and fired at least seven shots before fleeing. A third woman at the scene escaped unharmed by hiding behind a trailer and used her Apple Watch to call 911. Five children were inside the home and were not injured.

Family members identified Mary Arredondo as a mother of four; her mother, Selinda Trevino, said the loss of her only daughter was devastating and that they had been enjoying the night. Investigators treated surveillance footage showing the assailant hiding behind a fence before opening fire as evidence of a premeditated ambush and focused their inquiry on the ex-boyfriend of one of the victims as a person of interest. Police encountered that individual later the same day on Chapman Street; he died by suicide before officers could obtain a statement. Detectives said he was not considered a suspect at the time but had been someone they intended to interview. The investigation into the killings continues.

If anyone witnessed the shooting or has information about the attack, can you share what you know with investigators?