Alex Stephens, 48, of Tampa, Florida, was found dead in his home on November 26, 2019, from a gunshot wound. Investigators say Stephens had been in an argument with 42-year-old Roy Dean shortly before the shooting; witnesses reported Stephens punched Dean, who then threatened him with a boxcutter and said he would return and kill him. Dean left but returned about ten minutes later with a gun he obtained from an acquaintance known as Toasty, approached the house, saw Stephens lying on a bed through an open window and fired two shots, striking Stephens in the upper torso before fleeing.

Roy Dean was arrested and charged with first-degree murder and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. The arrest report is said to include Dean’s confession, his admission about obtaining the gun and his motive. Dean’s record reportedly includes prior convictions for grand theft, burglary and possession of cocaine. Stephens had also been shot in a separate 2018 incident, when Brian Sebring drove to Stephens’ home after an online argument and shot him in the hip and buttocks; Sebring later pleaded guilty to a reduced felony battery charge and received probation.

Are there any witnesses or neighbors who saw Dean return to the house or noticed who Toasty might be?