Officials release sketch of suspect in fatal Houston shooting

HOUSTON (KTRK) -- Houston police homicide investigators have released a sketch of a man wanted in the fatal shooting of a local resident.

The shooting happened around 7pm, on November 12, 2015 at 5330 Beverly Hill.

According to HPD Homicide Division Sergeant R. Olive and Officer S. Sylvester the victim, George Thomas was a 29-year-old involved in a narcotics transaction inside his apartment when he was shot by an unknown black male.

The suspect then fled the scene in an unknown direction and is described as a black male in his early 20s, about 5 feet 10 inches tall with a thin build. He was wearing a hoodie.

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