Lieutenant Steve Dorris Public Information Officer steve.dorris@baytown.org
2019-54388 20 year old shot and killed at Baytown apartment complex On September 15th at 1:49 a.m., Baytown Police responded to a report of a shooting at the Briarwood Apartments located in the 1700 block of James Bowie. Once responding officers arrived on the scene, they found 20- year-old Mickell Rhodes lying on the ground in a breezeway, who appeared to have sustained multiple gunshot wounds. The victim was subsequently airlifted to Houston Memorial Hermann Hospital, where unfortunately he succumbed to his injuries. During the preliminary investigation, Homicide Detectives have learned that the victim was with several male acquaintances in the breezeway when an argument broke out between the males. During that argument, one of the males pulled a handgun and shot the victim multiple times before fleeing the scene. Homicide Detectives are currently conducting interviews and following up on leads to determine the identity of the shooter and the circumstances surrounding the murder. Rick Davis City Manager The Baytown Police Department takes crimes against our citizens very seriously and is committed to the pursuit of justice on behalf of our victims of crime. Therefore, Detectives are asking that anyone who may have information about this Murder to please contact the Baytown Police Department Homicide Unit at 281-420-7181. You may also contact Baytown Crimestoppers by phone at 281-427-TIPS (8477); download the P3 Community app; or go to Baytowncrimestoppers.com to submit a tip online. Simply click on “Submit a Tip” and enter the details of your tip. You will be given a unique code number. If the information leads to an arrest and charges, in the case you can use the same code number to collect up to $5000.00
Baytown police, EMS and Fire and Rescue responded to the scene of shooting at 1711 James Bowie. The incident occurred shortly before 2 am Sunday morning. A 20-year-old male was shot and airlifted to a Houston hospital. Check back for the official Baytown police press release.