Tyler McGinty was 37 and from Houston when he arranged to sell a PlayStation 5 in November 2024. On the afternoon of November 24 he met a buyer in a hotel room at 3850 Wilcrest Drive; Houston police responded around 1:40 p.m. and found McGinty shot in the head. Paramedics took him to a hospital in critical condition, and he was pronounced dead on November 28.

Family described the encounter as an ordinary online sale that turned violent. McGinty’s mother said he had sold items online before without incident and expressed disbelief and grief over his death, noting he was an organ donor and taking some comfort in that. The Houston Police Department Homicide Division named a person of interest and made arrests in early December.

On December 5 authorities arrested 18-year-old Zavion Joshua Pabon and charged him with capital murder and aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon. On December 12, 25-year-old Christian Myles Davis turned himself in and faced the same charges; both were in custody in the 486th State District Court as of December 2024.

If anyone was in or near the Wilcrest Drive hotel that afternoon or has information about arrangements made for the sale, please share what is known.