On September 3, 2023, 21-year-old Brian Anthony Darden II of Lake Jackson, Texas, was fatally shot during a large house party on Galveston Island. The shooting occurred about 1:15 a.m. at a residence in the 4000 block of Mendocino Drive on the island’s east end. A second person, 20-year-old Jourdan Concepcion of Angleton, Texas, also died at the scene and several others were injured.

Witnesses described an altercation at the party that escalated into gunfire and reported seeing a man firing a pistol with an extended magazine. The suspect fled with at least three other people and may have headed toward Brazoria County via the San Luis Toll Bridge. Neighbors reported chaos after the shooting, with teenagers running, cars speeding away, and people screaming. No arrests have been announced.

Darden, known as Two, was remembered by family and friends as a music artist, sneaker enthusiast, and a father to two sons; funeral services were held on September 9, 2023, at Greater Mount Zion Church in Brazoria, Texas. Anyone with information is asked to contact Galveston detectives at (409) 765-3268 or Galveston Crime Stoppers at (409) 763-8477.

Does anyone have information about the party, the people who left together, or the vehicle seen heading toward Brazoria County?