Search continues for gunman in weekend fatal shooting

The Harris County Sheriff's Office is searching for a man who is believed to be linked to a shooting in north east Harris County on Feb. 19, 2017. The Harris County Sheriff's Office is searching for a man who is believed to be linked to a shooting in north east Harris County on Feb. 19, 2017. Photo: Harris County Sheriff's Office Photo: Harris County Sheriff's Office Image 1 of / 6 Caption Close Search continues for gunman in weekend fatal shooting 1 / 6 Back to Gallery

Sheriff's deputies on Monday were asking for the public to help find a man wanted in a fatal shooting on Sunday outside a northeast Harris County shopping center.

They said he was wearing a top hat during the fatal shooting of the victim, identified as Fabian Ramone Smith, 29, deputies said.

Sheriff's deputies found Smith in the front seat of a silver Ford Taurus about 2:30 p.m. Sunday when they were sent to investigate reports of a shooting in the parking lot of a strip shopping center at 5344 East F.M. 1960.

Smith was unresponsive and later pronounced dead at the scene from several gunshot wounds, authorities said.

Witnesses reported hearing several gunshots. They saw a white man wearing a black trench coat and a top hat running from Smith's car toward a waiting silver-colored four door sedan.

Deputies said the man is about 5-feet-10 and weighs 190 to 220 pounds. He has brown hair and a beard, officials said.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS or Harris County homicide detecties at 713-274-9100.