On February 28, 2024, 30-year-old Andrew Garza was shot and killed during an attempted robbery at Sunny’s Food Store and gas station on Bauman Road in north Houston. Garza and his uncle had stopped for gas on their way to work when a man armed with an AR pistol approached and demanded money. Garza’s uncle drew his own firearm and a shootout followed; Garza was struck in the head and died at the scene while one of the suspects was also injured.

Houston police identified and detained three suspects soon after the shooting. Christian Nicholas Barrera, 19, and Fernando Aguilar Jr., 24, were arrested quickly. A third suspect, 22-year-old Travante Marques Purvis, was taken into custody after release from the hospital, where he had been treated for injuries from the shootout. All three have been charged with capital murder in connection with Garza’s death.

Garza had recently turned 30 and is survived by his daughter, Aniyah Love Garza. Family and community members held a candlelight vigil at the gas station and expressed grief and calls for justice; residents also noted another deadly shooting at the same location months earlier. Does anyone have information about that gas station or the area that could help understand what happened that night?