Brent Lee Reynolds, 40, of Elm Mott, Texas, was shot and killed on September 30, 2019, on the 3500 block of Mazanec Road, north of Texas State Technical College and southeast of Elm Mott. He was standing at the side of the road with his 13-year-old stepson when someone in a vehicle fired three shots; Reynolds was struck in the torso and died at the scene in front of the child.

Authorities say the shooter, 28-year-old Jacob Jones, was known to the victim and that investigators do not believe the attack was random. Two people were in the vehicle when the shots were fired; one was released by officers. Jones fled to a townhome in Lacy Lakeview after the shooting, was later located at his Meadow Park Circle residence, and was indicted by a McLennan County grand jury on murder and charged with abandoning or endangering a child following the investigation.

The death left a 13-year-old witness traumatized and affected the Elm Mott community. If anyone has information about the events that led to the shooting on Mazanec Road or knew Brent Reynolds, please come forward.