Darrean Lee Nichols, a 17-year-old from Lubbock, Texas, was shot and killed on April 24, 2020. The shooting happened in the early hours in the 100 block of Avenue M during a dispute that began over a marijuana deal. Nichols and an 18-year-old female companion, Brianna Garza, were both shot; Garza survived with non-life-threatening injuries and was treated and released from Covenant Medical Center. After the shooting they drove to a home on the 1700 block of East 1st Place, where Nichols was later pronounced dead at University Medical Center.

A 19-year-old, David Lecarl Ruth, was arrested later that day and initially charged with murder. The defense later asserted self-defense, claiming Ruth was being robbed at gunpoint. Prosecutors dropped the murder charge and Ruth pleaded guilty to tampering with evidence, receiving a five-year prison sentence. Investigators reported both sides hid weapons and witness accounts contained inconsistencies, complicating the case.

Did anyone in Lubbock see activity on Avenue M the morning of April 24, 2020, or have information about the altercation leading up to the shooting?