Prince Michael Ugonna Obodo, 24, was killed on January 21, 2024, during a shooting at a short-term rental home in Katy, Texas, where a birthday celebration was underway. The incident left three people dead — Obodo, Nicholas King, and Ellesha Rice, all 24 — and two others wounded after an altercation inside the residence escalated into gunfire that struck both inside and outside the home. Investigators reported uncertainty about whether the shooters were invited guests or individuals who arrived later. No arrests had been announced as of these reports; the Harris County Sheriff’s Office is treating the case as a capital murder investigation and is asking anyone with information to contact authorities or Crime Stoppers.

Obodo was born January 20, 2000, in Joliet, Illinois, grew up in California and Beaumont, Texas, attended Kelly High School where he played basketball, and later studied at Prairie View A&M University before working in real estate. Family members described him as loving, brilliant, and determined. A gathering was held on February 9, 2024, in Beaumont, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial on February 10 and interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.

If anyone who attended the party or who was in the area that night has information about who entered the rental or the sequence of events, please share what is known with investigators.