Carlos Moreira

On October 2, 2015, 27-year-old Carlos Moreira was fatally shot during a robbery in southwest Houston, Texas. The incident occurred around 9:15 p.m. in the parking lot of an apartment complex at 6360 Skyline. Moreira and a friend were approached by two armed suspects who attempted to rob them. As Moreira tried to flee, he was shot and killed. The suspects then fled the scene.

Through follow-up investigation, the weapon used in the Skyline incident was later linked to two other robbery/murders:

- 9649 South Gessner about 9:30 p.m. on October 31 (victim Daniel Martinez, 34)

- 5900 Rampart about 12:20 a.m. on November 29 (victim Jose Moreira, 32)

All incidents involved at least two black male suspects of similar description who appeared to be targeting Hispanic males in apartment complex parking lots in southwest Houston. An investigation linked two robberies on November 28, 2014 at 6005 South Gessner and 8701 Townpark to the murder of Jose Moreira at 5900 Rampart. Victims in that incident were able to obtain a license plate of the suspects' vehicle, a gray Dodge Charger. The vehicle, along with witness statements, identified Sebastian Drayton as a suspect in the three robbery/murders, a double shooting at 6405 West Bellfort on November 9, 2014 in which both victims survived, and eight additional robbery incidents. Drayton was arrested in December 2014 and found in possession of several stolen articles taken in the armed robberies and the double shooting on West Bellfort.

The Houston Police Department's Homicide Division continues to investigate these cases and encourages anyone with information to come forward to assist in resolving these homicides.