Phillip Betts, 26, was killed on November 29, 2022, inside a Family Dollar on South Lancaster Road in Oak Cliff, Dallas.

A 47-year-old customer, Kevin Jackson Sr., who was legally carrying a firearm, intervened and fired a single shot that struck Betts. Betts was pronounced dead at the scene. Jackson was arrested and charged with murder and held on $100,000 bond at Lew Sterrett Jail. Police later determined there was no imminent danger requiring deadly force at the time of the shooting, and the investigation noted Betts had a history of shoplifting from the store.

The case raises questions about the use of deadly force and self-defense in a private-business confrontation. Did anyone witness the moments before the shot was fired or have information about what prompted Jackson to use his gun?