April 22, 2014 - Houston police are investigating the fatal shooting of a man at 8510 Martin Luther King Boulevard about 5:30 p.m. on Sunday (April 19).  

The victim, Nicholas Wilkerson, 28, of Houston, was transported to an area hospital where doctors pronounced him dead on Monday (April 20).  

HPD Homicide Division Sergeant A. Versluis and Officer J. Horn reported:  

Mr. Wilkerson and a male suspect got into an argument in the parking lot of a washateria at the above address.  At some point during the argument, the suspect shot Wilkerson.  HFD paramedics transported Wilkerson to the hospital where he died from his injuries.    

The suspect is described only as a black male, about 6 feet tall and 180 to 200 pounds.  

Anyone with information in this case is urged to contact the HPD Homicide Division at 713-308-3600 or Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.  



VHS/JFC  4-22-14
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