Leon Ratcliff, 69, was fatally shot just after midnight on November 29, 2024, in the 2600 block of Melbourne Street in north Houston. Officers found him unresponsive in the roadway with a gunshot wound; he was taken to Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital and pronounced dead.

Investigators report Ratcliff and 64-year-old Marcus Tucker argued in the street before the shooting. Witnesses said a black SUV was following Ratcliff when occupants inside began firing; Ratcliff collapsed and the vehicle fled. Marcus Tucker was arrested on November 30, 2024, and charged with murder; he was booked into the Harris County Jail and bond had not been set at the time of reporting. The investigation is ongoing.

If anyone witnessed the argument or saw the black SUV, can you share what you know?