On the evening of March 11, 2023, a dispute inside a motel room in Houston, Texas, turned fatal, ending the life of 31-year-old Robin Jay Strong Jr. Strong, a Black male, had arrived at the Mustang Inn on the North Freeway with another man and entered a room where several other people were gathered. An altercation broke out within the room, leading to Strong being shot.
Harris County Sheriff's Office deputies responded to reports of the shooting at approximately 10 p.m.
They discovered Strong with a gunshot wound. He was transported to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Investigators began looking for the man who had arrived with Strong, as well as the other individuals present in the motel room at the time of the shooting.
The investigation led to the arrest of 18-year-old Duley Tyrek Blake on April 14, 2023. Blake was charged with the murder of Robin Strong. At the time the murder charge was filed, Blake was already incarcerated in the Harris County Jail on unrelated weapons charges. The Harris County Sheriff's Office also sought help from the public to identify a male witness and a female who were seen in surveillance footage at the motel. While initial memorial information mentioned Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, law enforcement and news reports confirm the shooting and death occurred in Houston, Texas.
