Jasmine Burrell, a 19-year-old African American woman, was tragically killed on June 21, 2021, in Houston, Texas. The incident occurred around 9:15 p.m. when Houston police responded to a shooting call in the 8000 block of Grow Lane. Upon arrival, officers discovered a black Cadillac with three shooting victims inside. Jasmine Burrell was found fatally shot, and two other men, 30-year-old Donovan Crawford and 31-year-old Chaz Caddie, were taken to the hospital with gunshot wounds. The investigation revealed that the shooting was related to a call officers received around the same time from a convenience store about a block away. Officers received a call about gunshots being heard at the M&G Market convenience store in the 8100 block of West Tidwell Road.
Surveillance video footage showed two male suspects walking up and unloading rounds into the black Cadillac. The Cadillac then pulled away and stopped on Grow Lane, where officers found the victims. In total, police were looking for four suspects: the two men who were seen on surveillance video shooting into the Cadillac, a suspect who identified the victim's vehicle, and the suspect who drove the getaway vehicle. The suspects were described only as four Black men. Surveillance photos showed the two shooters wearing white hoodies and shorts. The suspects were last seen in a 2019 white Chevrolet Impala SS with two custom black stripes on the hood and no front license plates.
Further investigation led to the identification of one of the suspects, Frederick Crouts, 19, who was charged with murder and two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Crouts remained in federal custody in Houston. Another suspect, Arlington Wilkes, 30, was fatally shot in a separate incident on July 27, 2021. The shooting of Wilkes was referred to a Harris County grand jury. The identities of the two other wanted suspects remained unknown, and the Houston Police Department continued to seek information from the public to aid in their capture.
