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Incident at 5747 Lycomb

May 29, 2006 -- A 53-year-old man is shot and killed by an unknown gunman on Monday, May 29, 2006 at about 12:45 a.m. at 5747 Lycomb.

According to Houston Police Department Homicide Division Sergeants C.W. Howard and M.W. McStravick, the victim, Fortino Olvera Martinez and other relatives were having a gathering in front of their home. One of the family members went to his father's truck to get a beverage from a cooler in the bed of the truck and observed a man lying in the yard of a neighbor. The suspect got up and threatened the family member. After a brief struggle with the suspect, the family member ran back to the home.

Witnesses reported that another suspect armed with a weapon came out of the shadows and both suspects' shot at the home striking Fortino Martinez and another family member. Martinez was transported to Ben Taub General Hospital where he died from his injuries. The other family member was taken to Memorial Hermann Hospital and suffered non-life-threatening injuries.

The suspects are described as black males, between the ages of 16 to 20 years old. Both weighed about 140 to 150 pounds.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact the Houston Police Department Homicide Division at 713-308-3600 or Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.

AW 5-29-06
Inc # 83528606-Q

For additional information, please contact the HPD Public Affairs Division at 713-308-3200.

l Shooting at 4831 North Shepherd Drive

April 12, 2021 - Charges have been filed against a suspect wanted in the fatal shooting of a man at 4831 North Shepherd Drive about 3 p.m. on Sunday (April 11).

The suspect, Jamarcus Renard Toliver (b/m, 32), is charged with murder in the 185th State District Court. A photo of Toliver is attached to this news release. He is not in custody.

The victim, Joseph Lewis, 38, was pronounced deceased at the scene.

HPD Homicide Division Detectives E. Martinez and L. Palma reported:

Mr. Lewis and Toliver drove into the parking lot of the motel at the above address and got into a confrontation. At some point, Toliver (in the driver's seat) fired shots at Lewis, striking him, as he sat in the passenger seat. Toliver pushed Lewis out of the car and ran over him as he fled the scene.

Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Jamarcus Toliver is urged to contact the HPD Homicide Division at 713-308-3600 or Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.

Jamarcus Renard Toliver

JFC/KJS 4-12-21
Inc. #047894521

For additional information, please contact the HPD Community Affairs Division at 713-308-3200.

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