Todd Christopher Gehlert, 49, was shot and killed on July 12, 2024, at a residence in the 9200 block of Tracelawn Court in Humble, Texas. The home had no electricity after Hurricane Beryl, and investigators say Gehlert and roommate Floyd D. Redding had been drinking outside when an argument escalated into a physical fight. Authorities reported Redding retrieved a pistol and shot Gehlert; deputies found Gehlert with a gunshot wound and he was pronounced dead at the scene. Redding remained on site and cooperated initially.

Harris County authorities first reviewed the case for possible charges and then announced a murder charge against Redding; he was arrested and booked into the county jail. Later public jail records list a manslaughter charge in connection with a 179th District Court case and a $50,000 bond, but available reports do not clearly explain whether the charge was reduced, refiled, or indicted as manslaughter.

Gehlert was born August 18, 1974, in St. Louis and worked for decades with Continental and United Airlines. He is survived by his children Macy and Landon, stepson Kyle, parents Charlie and Ann Gehlert, his fiancée Karissa Littlejohn and other family. Was anyone in the Humble area on July 12 who saw what happened or who knew these roommates?