Christopher Marquis Jordan, a 26-year-old African American man, was shot and killed inside an apartment at 7402 Calhoun Road in Houston, Texas, on August 16, 2020. He was pronounced dead at the scene after suffering multiple gunshot wounds; the shooting occurred about 4:30 p.m. Witnesses said a disturbance in the apartment escalated into gunfire and that the resident left and called 9-1-1.

Investigators determined Jordan had been dating the sister of 21-year-old Roy Lewis Jr. Lewis reportedly went to the apartment to check on his sister, became involved in a verbal altercation with Jordan, and then shot him. Lewis admitted his role in Jordan’s death during an interview with investigators and was arrested on August 19, 2020, and charged with murder in the 180th State District Court. Reports note Lewis was out on bond for a prior aggravated robbery at the time of the shooting.

What details about that afternoon or the people involved might help explain how the dispute escalated into fatal violence?