On September 5, 2022, 17-year-old Dominique McCoy, a Black male, was shot and killed while visiting a friend’s home in northwest Harris County, Houston. Court documents say Dominique was hiding in a bathroom intending to prank the homeowner, 17-year-old Reginald Smalls, by jumping out. Smalls reportedly was startled and shot Dominique.

Smalls was charged with manslaughter; court papers showed no prior criminal history but a high bond was set at $100,000 because of the incident’s dangerousness. An additional assaulting-a-public-servant charge from a jail incident raised his total bond to $150,000, and he was placed on house arrest with an ankle monitor if he posted bond. Another person at the scene, Lekedrick Bowden Jr., was charged with tampering with evidence for attempting to hide the gun and has posted bond. The investigation remains ongoing as authorities continue to piece events together.

If anyone was at the home that night or has information about what led up to the shooting, please share what you know.