On February 25, 2024, at about 6 p.m., Houston police responded to a residence at 3903 Erby Street in southeast Houston and found 27-year-old Jose Mares dead in a bedroom closet from multiple gunshot wounds. Witnesses at the scene indicated Jose’s younger brother, 18-year-old Christopher Mares, was responsible and fled; Christopher later turned himself in and was charged with murder in the 182nd State District Court.

The shooting has deeply affected the Mares family and the local community, and an online memorial has been set up where friends and family have shared memories and condolences.

Did anyone in the area know Jose or have information about what happened that night?