Police say the suspect in the shooting got into an altercation with a female when 37-year-old Daniel Gonzalez intervened, and was killed.
Gonzalez was shot around midnight at a house near Hershe Street and Manor Street. They say he was found lying in a ditch.
Police say he sustained several gunshot wounds.
EMS transported Gonzalez by ambulance to a local hospital where he died from his injuries.
Police say there were children at the gathering.
Deputies found the gun used in the shooting and charged 46-year-old Juan Cervantes in the shooting death.
Cervantes is currently booked into the Harris County Jail and charged with murder.
No bond has been set at this time.
Police say no one else was hurt.