Anthony M. Aitken Jr., 37, male, Black/African American, was shot at least once late on the night of July 7, 2025, at an apartment complex at 535 Seminar Drive in Houston, Texas. Officers responding around 10:15 p.m. found him wounded; paramedics rushed him to a nearby hospital where doctors later pronounced him dead. His killing drew the attention of Houston Police Department homicide investigators, who began piecing together what happened in the hours after the gunfire.
In the days that followed, investigators identified a 22-year-old man, Daniel Michael Lewis Jr., as the suspect in the shooting of Anthony M. Aitken Jr., 37. On Monday, July 21, an HPD North Belt Patrol tactical team arrested Lewis. According to police, he subsequently confessed to his role in the death of Anthony M. Aitken Jr., 37, and the Harris County District Attorney's Office accepted a murder charge against him.
By July 22, authorities publicly announced the arrest and the filing of the murder charge in the 496th State District Court. Houston police also released the investigative summary naming the homicide division sergeant and detective who reported the case and asked anyone with additional information to contact HPD Homicide or Crime Stoppers. The public record of the arrest and charge stands as the most recent official update in the case of Anthony M. Aitken Jr., 37.
