Claude McField, a 53-year-old Black man from Beaumont, Texas, was fatally shot in the early hours of June 16, 2021. Police say officers responded about 2:46 a.m. to the 4400 block of Magnolia Street and found McField lying in the middle of the roadway with multiple gunshot wounds; emergency responders pronounced him dead at the scene.

Investigators interviewed witnesses who described the shooter as a Black male about 5 feet 10 inches tall with dreadlocks, wearing all-black clothing. Witnesses also reported a black sedan, possibly a Honda, fleeing the area at high speed. Authorities asked residents to check surveillance from about 2:00 a.m. to 3:30 a.m. for footage that might help the probe.

McField was originally from Roatan, Honduras, raised in New Orleans from age three, and attended Louisiana State University; he served as the first Executive Director of the African American Cultural Center (now the Clarence L. Barney, Jr. African American Cultural Center) and worked as a fundraising professional. No arrests had been announced and the suspect remained unidentified.

If anyone in Beaumont has surveillance footage or information about McField’s activities or acquaintances that morning, can you share what you know with investigators?