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Incident at 5565 Gasmer

May 25, 2005 -- Houston police are investigating the fatal shooting of a man at 5565 Gasmer about 6:30 a.m. on Tuesday (May 24).

The victim has been identified as Pablo Gomez, 28-30, of 5525 Gasmer #625. He suffered multiple gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene.

HPD Homicide Division Sergeants J. T. Parker and E. Gonzalez reported:

A friend of Gomez's found him deceased in his apartment after he failed to show up for work. Gomez had sustained multiple gunshot wounds. Gomez's roommate, Rutilo Bailon Sotelo, is considered a person of interest in this incident. A witness indicated Gomez and Sotelo were involved in a physical altercation on Sunday (May 22), but it remains unknown if that altercation played a role in Gomez's death.

Anyone with information on this incident or the whereabouts of Rutilo Sotelo is urged to contact the Houston Police Homicide Division at 713-308-3600 or Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.

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