Houston police seek tips on fatal Belknap Road shooting suspects

Houston police are asking for help identifying two men tied to a fatal shooting at 10055 Belknap Road, where Sean Bree, 39, was found wounded in a strip-center parking lot and later died at a hospital. Investigators released photos of Iddris Umaru, 23, and Axzey Mojica, 22, along with surveillance images of two people believed to be fleeing the scene.

The shooting happened around 1 p.m. on June 6, in a public commercial area where cameras and witness accounts could be critical. Houston Police Department patrol officers responded to the call, found Bree with a gunshot wound, and turned the case over to the homicide division, which is still investigating. The City of Houston release said Umaru and Mojica were persons of interest and were not charged at the time of the posting.

Later reporting on June 10 said police had charged Umaru and Mojica with murder and issued warrants for their arrests. That development came after the initial appeal for tips, when investigators were still trying to identify the people seen in and around the scene.

Bree’s death also struck a personal chord for his family. KHOU 11 reported that Bree was shot and killed at his workplace, and his mother, Shamarilyn York, said it was the second child she has lost to gun violence in Houston. She said, “They murdered my son, and we want justice.”

For neighbors around Belknap Road and the surrounding Harris County area, the case underscored how quickly violence can unfold in an ordinary parking lot during the workday. Police said the attached surveillance images could help witnesses recognize the people involved, and they are asking anyone with information to come forward, including through Crime Stoppers of Houston for anonymous tips. The investigation remains active as detectives work to piece together who was there and what happened in the moments before and after the shooting.