Jawhan Jones, 46, was killed on February 20, 2020, in Lubbock, Texas, after an altercation outside the Coronado Inn. Witnesses said Jones and others had been smoking crack cocaine in a motel room, and Jones went to a silver car in the parking lot to allegedly buy more drugs. A witness riding in that car reported the driver, Lacharles Deshoan Curtis, demanded money and pointed a gun; when Jones refused he was shot in the vehicle and then twice more outside after he exited.

Curtis was arrested the next day on an outstanding traffic warrant. A search of his home recovered the firearm used in the killing, forensic analysts matched Curtis’ DNA to the weapon, and Curtis admitted possessing the revolver but did not admit to firing it, instead blaming his passenger. That passenger was never charged for lack of corroborating evidence. Curtis was initially charged with murder; the murder charge was later dismissed as part of a plea deal in which he pleaded guilty to tampering with evidence and received a 20-year sentence. Jones’ sister, Tina Hastie, traveled from Detroit to speak at the plea hearing.

What information do readers have about the events at the Coronado Inn that night or about witnesses who were present?