Police looking for 3 men who beat man to death after rodeo

HOUSON, Texas (KTRK) -- Police are looking for three men they say beat a 24-year-old man to death outside a gas station near NRG Stadium March 2.

Video investigators released Tuesday shows Gavin Melchor talking to one of the suspects at the Valero gas station on Main Street near Westridge just after 1 a.m.

The suspect then lurches at Melchor, sending him into an SUV and then to the ground.

The man who knocked Melchor to the ground begins rifling through his pockets as he lies on his back with his arms out. At one point, another man kicks Melchor in the head.

"They're all a bunch of cowards to me," Melchor's father, Chris, said.

Chris Melchor said his son had just left the Rodeo and had stopped at the gas station to withdraw money from the ATM.

While he's being attacked, surveillance video shows multiple people standing around watching.

"All those people attacking my son and just looking on. I felt helpless as a dad," Chris Melchor said.

Others in his family couldn't bear to watch.

"I haven't brought myself to watch it yet," the victim's older sister, Christa Melchor, said.

According to police, all three suspects were described as Black men.

One suspect was reported to be wearing a white shirt and green shorts. The second suspect was said to be wearing a black sweater with an orange design, black pants, and blue shoes. The third suspect was wearing a black sweater, black shorts and carrying a pink bag.

Anyone with information is urged to contact the Houston Police Department at 713-308-3600 and reference case No. 027302225.

You can also report your tips anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.

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