Huiel Taylor, a 59-year-old African American man who was homeless, was found severely injured in Braeburn Glen Park at 9510 South Gessner in Houston on May 7, 2013. He was likely sleeping in a sleeping bag when an unknown person or persons violently assaulted him, receiving blunt force trauma to the head from an unidentified object. Passersby discovered him later that evening and he was taken to Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital and underwent brain surgery.

Taylor died of his injuries on May 15, 2013. The Houston Police Department Homicide Division and Crime Stoppers of Houston opened an investigation; as of the latest reporting no suspects or witnesses have been identified and a reward of up to $5,000 has been offered for tips leading to identification and arrest. Few details are publicly known about what happened in the hours before the attack.

If anyone was in or near Braeburn Glen Park on May 7, 2013, or has information about this assault, please contact Crime Stoppers or the Houston Police Department’s Homicide Division.