Crime & Safety
Strip Club Shooting Video Released By Houston Police
Four suspects are wanted in connection with a March shooting that left one dead at Fantasy Cabaret.
HOUSTON, TX — Gabriel Castaneda was shot around 2:30 on the morning of March 14 outside Fantasy Cabaret, a strip club in north Houston. He apparently tried to drive himself to a hospital but was found dead in his car. Four suspects are wanted in the shooting, and this week the Houston Police Department released a video of the incident.
The suspects are described as Hispanic males in their mid-20s, all of whom are around 5 feet 8 inches tall. As reported by the Houston Chronicle, one was wearing a gray hoodie, dark pants, and dark tennis shoes, while another was attired in a dark hoodie, a white shirt with a print on the front, dark pants, and dark tennis shoes. The third man was wearing a tan baseball cap, dark hooded jacket, a light-colored T-shirt, jeans, and light-colored shoes. The fourth suspect was wearing a maroon sweater, dark pants, and dark tennis shoes.
On the video, Castaneda is seen fighting with the four men outside the club, which is located at 8503 North Freeway. After they shot him, they left the scene in a 2014 Blue GMC Sierra pickup.
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If you have any information about the suspects or the incident, contact the HPD Homicide Division at 713-308-3600 or Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.
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