Joshua Brett Holbert, 22, was shot and killed on June 6, 2021, at the Sedona Ranch Apartments on Brownstone Road in Odessa, Texas. Police answered a shots-fired call just after 8 P.M. that Sunday; officers found Joshua with multiple gunshot wounds and he was pronounced dead at the scene. The incident was not considered random and was described in the report as the result of a dispute.

A 16-year-old suspect was arrested the morning after the shooting and later charged with felony murder. The community held a celebration of life for Joshua on June 12, 2021, at Hubbard Kelly Funeral Home. He was born August 31, 1998, graduated from Permian High School in 2016, worked as a general laborer, and is survived by his parents Terry Holbert and Charletta Washington-Holbert and siblings Amia, Teravious, and Mecora Holbert.

Does anyone have information about Joshua’s life in Odessa or the events that night that could help clarify what happened?