HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The Houston Police Department is asking for the public’s help in identifying and locating multiple individuals connected to a fatal shooting that occurred on Monday night in southwest Houston.
The shooting happened around 7:30 p.m. near the parking lot of the Idlewood Park Apartments, located off West Bellfort Avenue near Kirkwood Road. Officers responded to reports of gunfire and found a 38-year-old man suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police said as many as 20 shots were fired. The motive for the shooting remains under investigation.
On Tuesday morning, HPD released images of vehicles and individuals considered persons of interest in the case. On Tuesday night, investigators released one more.
The photos include a man and a woman who were seen fleeing the scene on a motorcycle, and another man believed to be connected to a dark-colored Dodge Ram pickup truck that was later found abandoned a few blocks away. That truck was riddled with bullet holes.
One of the people police are looking to question is Edwin Muchaca, 33, who may have been driving the truck at the time of the incident, they say. They shared a mugshot of Muchaca from a previous arrest. Investigators believe the victim and the man on the motorcycle knew each other.
At the scene on Tuesday, remnants of the violence were still visible. Bullet holes marked the windows and walls of a corner unit, and a makeshift cross made of stones had been placed near where the victim was found.
Apartment management sent a notice to residents following the incident, urging vigilance. Several residents told ABC13 they are afraid.
Police said the victim had only been living at the complex for about two weeks. His name has not been released.
Anyone with information on the three people and the truck is urged to contact HPD Homicide Division at 713-308-3600 or Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.
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