On June 7, 2023, at about 12:55 a.m. Houston police found 22-year-old Dummene Lucky Kponi in the driver’s seat of a vehicle at 1445 Lakeside Estates Drive, suffering multiple gunshot wounds. Witnesses said four males fled in a dark-colored SUV. Investigators determined the shooting occurred during a transaction that escalated into a robbery.

Authorities identified 18-year-old Adrian Marks as one of the four suspects; he was already in the Harris County Jail on unrelated felony charges when identified. On January 16, 2024, Marks was charged with capital murder for Kponi’s death. The three other suspects remain unidentified and at large. Kponi’s family has set up a GoFundMe to help cover funeral expenses and described him as compassionate with boundless potential.

Anyone with information on the shooting or the unidentified suspects is asked to contact the HPD Homicide Division at 713-308-3600 or Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS. Did anyone in the Lakeside Estates area see a dark-colored SUV or the four males that night?