On November 18, 2024, at about 12:20 p.m., Houston police responded to a reported shooting in the parking lot of a strip center at 1050 West Rankin Road. Officers found 34-year-old Anthony Garrett with multiple gunshot wounds; he was transported to a hospital and pronounced dead.

Witnesses identified 32-year-old Elijah D. Johnson as the shooter. Court records say the encounter began when Garrett confronted Johnson over an alleged insult toward Garrett’s wife; the confrontation escalated, Garrett reportedly struck Johnson, and Johnson then drew a firearm and shot Garrett multiple times. Three witnesses and surveillance video at the scene corroborated those accounts.

The Harris County District Attorney’s Office filed a murder charge against Johnson. He turned himself in on November 19, 2024, was taken into custody, and during his initial court appearance it was disclosed he was out on bond for a prior assault charge; bond was set at $250,000. The case is ongoing. Does anyone have information about this shooting or knew Anthony Garrett?