Employee Taking Out Trash Shot Dead in Cullen Blvd

Authorities are investigating a fatal shooting that occurred at 14551 Cullen Boulevard near Sam Houston Tollway around 5:20 a.m. on Sunday, December 31.

The victim, a 24-year-old man, has not been officially identified pending verification by the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences.

Houston Police Officers responded to a person down call in a parking lot behind a game room at Cullen Blvd, where they discovered the victim with an apparent gunshot wound. Paramedics pronounced him deceased at the scene.

Preliminary information suggests that the victim was taking out trash when an unknown suspect fatally shot him. As of now, there is no description available for the suspect.

Authorities are urging anyone with information about this case to contact the HPD Homicide Division at 713-308-3600 or provide anonymous tips through Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.