On March 19, 2023, at about 5:40 a.m., 29-year-old Gerardo Filomeno was fatally shot in the parking lot of a strip center at 10815 Beechnut Street in southwest Houston. Filomeno and two other men, Jorge Vazquez, 30, and Cesar Villalon, 39, had exited a nearby nightclub and became involved in a heated argument with an unknown Hispanic male and a Hispanic female. The confrontation escalated and multiple gunshots killed all three men at the scene. The assailant and the female companion fled; nearby business surveillance captured images that led police to publicly release footage seeking identification.

Family members, including Filomeno’s wife Ashley Montalbo, described the devastation of the loss and said Filomeno was a father of two young boys who had no known conflicts. Investigators later identified 21-year-old Jordy Barrios as the suspect, and on August 30, 2023, a capital murder charge was filed against him in the 209th State District Court. The female companion was identified as a witness and is not expected to face charges. Barrios remained at large and authorities asked anyone with information on his whereabouts to come forward.

If anyone has information about the shooting or the suspect’s location, please contact the investigators working this case.