POLICE Department

Investigation into Shooting at 7651 Gulfton Street

January 22, 2019 - Houston police are investigating the shooting of a man and a woman that occurred at 7651 Gulfton Street about 4 p.m. on Thursday (January 17).  

The female victim, Silvia Becerra, 46, was transported to an area hospital with a non-life-threatening wound.  The male victim, Roni R. Gomez, 30, was treated at the scene.  

HPD Major Assaults & Family Violence Division Officers M. Combs and A. Barker reported:  

Ms. Becerra, Mr. Gomez, and two other adult males, 36 and 38, were in the parking lot of an apartment complex at the above address when they got into an argument with a someone they knew.  That individual then produced a pistol and fired several shots in the direction of the group, all of whom were running away.  Becerra and Gomez were wounded by the gunfire.  The suspect, believed to be a tenant of the complex, fled the scene in his vehicle.  

Anyone with information in this case is urged top contact the HPD Major Assaults & Family Violence Division at 713-308-8800 or Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.  


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