Parnell Keith Curtis III, a 33-year-old African American man, was shot and killed on June 20, 2021, during a child custody exchange outside a home on San Antonio’s West Side. Curtis was living in the residence with the mother of the child involved, who was the ex-girlfriend of Devonte Campbell. The Bexar County Grand Jury returned a felony indictment charging Campbell with murder in connection with the shooting.

At trial, the jury found Devonte Campbell, 36, guilty of murder. The court heard that Campbell intentionally and knowingly caused Curtis’s death by shooting him with a firearm during the custody exchange. Judge Michael Mery of the 144th District Court presided over the trial and imposed a life sentence.

The case drew attention because the killing occurred at a custody exchange and involved people connected through the child.