HARRIS COUNTY, Texas — The family of a Marine veteran is pleading for answers after he was found shot to death and dumped on the side of a road in northwest Harris County last week.

Authorities identified the victim as 28-year-old Quoc Nguyen, who was known to friends and family as "Jake." His body was discovered along Lakewood Forest Drive near Grant Road by a passerby who called 911.

The Harris County Sheriff's Office said Nguyen had been shot, but investigators have not released details on what may have led to his death. His car has not been found.

Jake’s family said he was working as an Uber driver the night he was killed and had picked up several passengers for a ride from downtown Houston. The last contact with him was when the trip reached north Harris County.

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