Man shot dead while in car with friends outside Cypress residence

Man found shot dead in Cypress, officials give details

A 21-year-old was shot and killed while in a car with four others outside a Cypress residence. Harris County Sheriff's Office deputies are investigating what happened.

CYPRESS, Texas - Harris County sheriff's deputies are investigating a "suspicious death" in Cypress, where a man was shot dead while in a car with his friends.

According to Harris County Sheriff's Office, deputies responded to a report of a shooting at the intersection of Rustic Lake Lane and Fry Road around 2 p.m. on Tuesday.

Deputies arrived to find a 21-year-old Black man dead from gunshot wounds inside a gray Dodge Challenger.

Officials say four other individuals, who were not struck by gunfire, were in the car with the victim. All four are being questioned by homicide investigators.

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Deputies determined that the shooting took place in a neighborhood a short distance from where they found the Challenger. Investigators and Crime Scene Units were at that location outside a residence in the 19700 block of Swan Lake.

At last check, deputies did not release any suspect information.

Family members have identified Diontre Barnes, 21, as the deceased victim of a shooting in Cypress.

While officials did not identify the victim, family members tell FOX 26 his name is Diontre Barnes.

His aunt Patricia Turner shared her frustration at his friends for not driving Diontre directly to the hospital.

"If they love you so much, why they pull you up here and drop you?" Turner said. "Why not drop you off to the hospital?"

She added, "Y'all could have saved him."

Aunt of Cypress shooting victim shares anger over his death

The aunt of a 21-year-old man who was shot and killed while in the car with friends outside of a Cypress residence is angry. She shares her frustration with FOX 26, saying her nephew's life could have been saved.

SkyFOX was over the scene, where the Challenger appears to be behind a Take 5 Oil Change next to a Starbucks.

Several agencies and first responders were at the scene.