Deon Dewayne Elliot, a 36-year-old African American man, was shot and killed in Killeen, Texas, in the early morning hours of July 31, 2021. The shooting happened around 2:45 a.m. in the parking lot of the Naked City Club on the 4300 block of S. Fort Hood Street. He was found with a gunshot wound at the intersection of Fort Hood Street and Elms Road, taken to Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center in critical condition, and pronounced dead shortly before 3:50 a.m.

Killeen police responded to a shots-fired call and say a suspect vehicle was seen leaving the area; an officer later stopped that vehicle and detained two people, recovering several firearms. One person was charged with deadly conduct, a Class A misdemeanor; the other was released pending further investigation. Another man was shot in the same incident but drove himself to Advent Health with non-life-threatening injuries and was treated and released.

The investigation is ongoing and the department is asking anyone with information, videos, or photos to contact the Criminal Investigation Division or Bell County Crime Stoppers. If anyone knew Deon Elliot or has information that could help the case, please share what is known with investigators.