James Fleming Bowman

James Fleming Bowman, a 73-year-old Black man known to friends as "Jim," was a kind, funny, and loving father of two who worked as a uniformed armed security officer. His life was tragically cut short in the early morning hours of Saturday, October 15, 2016, in a violent encounter in southwest Houston, Texas.

Just before 4:30 a.m., Mr. Bowman was in his vehicle on the 9400 block of Concourse Drive, near the apartment complex where he lived. A witness in the 10100 block of Landsdale reported hearing a single gunshot and then seeing two Hispanic males and one Hispanic female running away from the intersection. One of the men had a white T-shirt pulled over his face. When the witness went to investigate, they found Mr. Bowman unresponsive in his car with the door open.

The witness immediately called 911, but by the time paramedics from the Houston Fire Department arrived, it was too late. James Bowman was pronounced dead at the scene from a gunshot wound. Investigators from the Houston Police Department (HPD) Homicide Division, including Detectives T. Ferguson and J. Villareal, responded to the scene. Evidence suggested that a struggle had occurred over the keys to Mr. Bowman's vehicle, leading police to believe the motive was a carjacking.

The initial investigation stalled for several months. Then, in February 2017, HPD asked for the public's help in locating three persons of interest wanted for questioning. They were identified as Xochitl "Swisha" Rangel, Daniel Terrazas, and Kevin Rios, who was 18 at the time. Police said the trio had been seen walking in the direction of the shooting about 10 minutes before it happened. At the time, Rios was already wanted on a separate charge of aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon.

For years, the case saw little public movement, though the investigation continued. Crime Stoppers of Houston offered a reward of up to $5,000 for information that could lead to an arrest, and Mr. Bowman's family appealed to the community for help in finding those responsible for his death.

A major breakthrough came nearly a decade after the murder. On November 13, 2025, members of the U.S. Marshals Gulf Coast Violent Offenders Task Force located and arrested Keven Xavier Rios, then 26, in Freeport, Texas. The Houston Police Department announced that Rios had been identified as the suspect in the case. He was subsequently charged with capital murder.

Following his arrest, Keven Rios was booked into the Harris County Jail. His case was assigned to the 487th Criminal District Court. As of late 2025, the case against Rios is pending, and the status of the other two persons of interest, Xochitl Rangel and Daniel Terrazas, has not been publicly updated. The investigation remains open, and authorities continue to urge anyone with information to contact the HPD Homicide Division at 713-308-3600 or Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.