On March 21, 2016, Anthony Pereira, a 17-year-old, was fatally shot while he was a passenger in a vehicle in southwest Houston. The shooting took place as Pereira and another individual were traveling in a white van. The assailants approached their vehicle, opening fire and fatally wounding Pereira. The circumstances suggested a targeted drive-by shooting, although the motives remain unclear.
Houston police continue to seek information about the incident.
They have encouraged anyone with details that might assist in the investigation to contact Crime Stoppers or the Houston Police Department's Homicide Division.
