Melvin Savoy Jr., a 56-year-old African American man from Beaumont, Texas, was found in an open field in the city’s North End on October 15, 2020, lying in a pool of blood with a gunshot wound to his lower body. Witnesses say the shooting followed a verbal dispute over missing tools with Murray Melvin Odom III, 45.

Odom was charged with first-degree murder and indicted by a Jefferson County grand jury. Savoy is remembered in the report as a loving family man and a talented mechanic; the community response emphasized mourning and concern about violent crime in the area.

If anyone knew Melvin Savoy Jr., or saw events in Beaumont’s North End on October 15, 2020, please share what you know.