HOUSTON (KIAH) — Investigators with the Harris County Sheriff's Office said a man was brutally beaten and left for dead at a gas station in the Alief area.

Surveillance video from the area showed Ye Aung, 39, was at the Synco gas station in the 13000 block of Bissonnet Street on Friday, May 23, when investigators said Lansselo Martinez started attacking customers.

Martinez allegedly beat Aung more than 20 times, his injuries to his head/face were visible on the video.

Aung collapsed behind the gas station, and it took 12 hours for another customer to see him and call 911. Aung later died at the hospital.

Martinez is charged with murder and was taken to the Harris County Jail.

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