Luis Deleon, 19, was last seen by his family on April 3, 2023, leaving the 7100 block of Avenue I in Houston around 9:00 PM and was reported missing the next day. Volunteers with Texas EquuSearch found human remains under wood pallets near railroad tracks at 2101 Lee Street in north Houston on April 20, 2023, about four miles from where Deleon was last seen. The Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences identified the remains as Luis Deleon and determined he had suffered multiple gunshot wounds, including one to the side of his head.

Investigators say Deleon was last seen at 4414 Navigation Boulevard and that detectives identified 18-year-old Jonathan Hernandez as the primary suspect, alleging Hernandez fatally shot Deleon during a robbery and then drove Deleon’s car to a car wash to clean blood from the vehicle. On April 27, 2023, Hernandez was charged with capital murder and tampering with evidence in the 248th State District Court. Did anyone in Houston know Luis or see him in early April 2023?