Suspected shooter who danced while holding wad of cash before shooting a man has been identified

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) -- The suspected shooter who danced and flashed a wad of cash less than an hour before he ambushed a man after an argument at a north Harris County gas station has been identified.

Tyreq Anthoni Sanders, 20, has a warrant out for his arrest for the murder of Gary Houston on Dec. 20, according to the Harris County Sheriff's Office.

Houston, 30, was shot multiple times, all possibly over a verbal disagreement, investigators said.

Video that ABC13 aired on Jan. 12 showed the suspect, wearing a yellow cap, without a care in the world inside a store on Aldine Bender. He was dancing while holding cash.

A half-hour later, the video showed him with a group of men outside the store at the driver's side of Houston's car. A third video showed the suspect again, hiding in the shadows at the gate of Haverstock Hills apartments before emerging while opening fire.

After the story aired, HCSO received tips from witnesses who came forward to assist with the investigation, investigators said. Sanders, who was on probation for three felonies at the time of the shooting, is now a wanted man.

"Those cowards shot my son in the back four times," Alanka Houston, the victim's mother, said as she recalled the painful details.

"You're walking around here because nobody has enough heart, compassion, empathy, or sense to get him off the street. 'Nobody?'" she said.

A few minutes after the shooting, Houston, fatally wounded, caused a chain-reaction crash that injured an older woman. Alanka Houston expressed her apologies for the crash. She is in disbelief that it may have all started over an argument.

"They wanted him dead because of words?" she said incredulously.

Gary loved his job, she said. He was protective of her and his sisters and was looking forward to spending more time with his daughter.

Anyone with information about Sanders whereabouts is urged to contact the Harris County Sheriff's Office Homicide Unit at 713-274-9100 or Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.

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