Deandra Citizen, a 36-year-old Black woman, was shot and killed on July 25, 2021, in the parking lot of a Food Town grocery store in Houston, Texas, at about 11:30 p.m. Bystanders tried CPR but she was pronounced dead at the scene. Reports say she was homeless and had known mental health issues; witnesses described her as talking to herself before the encounter.

A 34-year-old woman, Christine Fesus, told authorities she acted in self-defense and alleged Citizen reached for a handgun. Surveillance footage and witness statements contradicted that account. Video obtained by police reportedly shows Fesus shooting Citizen, then running away; Fesus later went home, changed clothes, and put away her gun before calling authorities. Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said the video did not support Fesus’s version of events and she was arrested and charged with first-degree murder, then released on a $75,000 bond.

The case attracted attention for its racial undertones after an allegedly racially charged comment during the encounter, and because it raised questions about homelessness and mental health. Does anyone have additional observations about the surveillance timeline or witnesses at the store that could help clarify what happened?