On Sunday, May 24, 2009, at approximately 9:00 a.m., Mr. Theo Akwari was shot multiple times in a vacant field in the 3000 block of Truxillo Street in Houston, TX. Mr. Akwari along with several witnesses reported the suspect responsible for the shooting was a black male in his early twenties with tattoos on his face. The suspect possibly lived in the area of Third Ward during the time of this incident and was seen driving a four door white Nissan Maxima or similar type vehicle. On Monday, November 17, 2014, after surviving several years from his injuries, Mr. Akwari died from complication of his wounds.