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Recognize these guys? They’re persons of interest in a Houston teen’s murder

Surveillance photos of two persons of interest sought for questioning in connection to the fatal shooting at 9551 North Wayside Drive on August 28. (Copyright 2024 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved.)

Houston police are asking for your help in identifying two men seen in surveillance photos. They want to question them in the fatal shooting of 19-year-old Michael Smith in northeast Houston.

Smith was shot to death at a park on North Wayside Drive on Aug. 28 around 9:10 p.m.

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The two men were captured in surveillance photos—one wearing a light-colored hoodie and the other in a black hoodie.

They are currently considered persons of interest, not charged suspects.

A witness who was with Smith that night told police Smith was confronted in the park by a man they didn’t know.

The man grabbed Smith, pointed a gun at him, and then shot him before running away toward Hamlet Street. The gunman at the time was described as a man wearing a black hoodie, gray pants, and a ski mask.

Further investigation led police to identify two additional persons of interest related to the case. Authorities are urging anyone with information on their identities, or details about the shooting, to contact the HPD Homicide Division at 713-308-3600 or to report tips anonymously through Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.


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Holly joined the KPRC 2 digital team in March 2024, leveraging her eight years of expertise in blogging and digital content to share her passion for Houston. Outside of work, she enjoys exploring the city's vibrant scenes, all while balancing her roles as a wife and mother to two toddlers.

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