In the early morning hours of July 16, 2026, the quiet of a Houston neighborhood was shattered by a violent altercation. Robert Gonzales, a 64-year-old man, was discovered outside his vehicle in the driveway of a residence at 6915 Boyce Street, having sustained multiple gunshot wounds. The tragic discovery was made by Houston Police Department patrol officers who were responding to a shooting call at approximately 5:20 a.m..
Despite the swift arrival of first responders, Houston Fire Department paramedics pronounced Mr. Gonzales deceased at the scene.
Neighbors in the vicinity reported hearing a disturbance in the driveway of the residence shortly before the fatal shots were fired, though the nature of the dispute remained unclear in the immediate aftermath. In the initial stages of the investigation, Houston police had no known motive or identified suspects, and they appealed to the public for any information that might shed light on the circumstances leading to the death of Robert Gonzales. The case was taken on by the HPD Homicide Division, with detectives beginning the painstaking process of piecing together the events of that tragic morning.
The investigation progressed, and on July 24, 2026, a significant development occurred with the arrest of a suspect. Matthew Carrizal, 32, was taken into custody and subsequently charged with murder in connection with the death of Robert Gonzales. Carrizal was booked into the Harris County jail, and the case was assigned to the 185th Criminal District Court. While the arrest marked a crucial step in the pursuit of justice for Robert Gonzales, further details regarding the ongoing legal proceedings, including a trial, conviction, or sentencing for Matthew Carrizal, have not been made publicly available. The case, therefore, represents a chapter of violence that has seen an arrest, but for which the final legal resolution is yet to be widely reported.
