Patrick LaFonn Lewis was 19 when he was shot and killed on September 10, 2021, while sitting in his car in North Harris County, Houston. He had recently graduated from high school and was employed at Amazon. The shooting left his family and community grieving.

Seventeen-year-old Alijah Williams was arrested at the scene and charged with murder. Four days after that arrest Williams was released on a $50,000 bond that required a $5,000 payment, a development that Patrick’s mother, Shayona Lewis, said compounded the family’s pain because he was free before the funeral. The case has prompted public discussion in Harris County about bail practices and their effects on victims’ families and public safety.

Anyone with information about Patrick, the incident, or its lead-up is asked to come forward.