Randle Qadir Cormier was 20 and from Beaumont, Texas when he was shot and killed on September 21, 2022 during an attempted robbery at a home in the 300 block of East Simmons. He later died at the hospital. The homeowner was injured but survived and was taken to the hospital in stable condition.

Beaumont police identified 29-year-old Carron Joseph Dickenson Jr. as a suspect in the murder and aggravated robbery, and detectives obtained warrants charging him with murder and aggravated robbery, alleging he was with Cormier and assisted during the attack. Cormier’s record reportedly included prior violent offenses, including armed robbery and car theft. His funeral was held October 1, 2022, at Borden Chapel Baptist Church; he is survived by his parents Michael Lee Jackson Jr. and Rachel Doucet Moton and siblings Imani Moton, Michkayla Jackson, and Kadrian Cormier Jr.

If anyone has information about the incident on East Simmons or the events leading up to that night, please share what is known.