Donnavon Reese, 27, was found dead on May 12, 2019, inside a vehicle parked in front of a convenience store at 11812 Highway 64 West in Tyler, Texas. The discovery came about 2:10 a.m.; Reese had an apparent gunshot wound. The Smith County Sheriff’s Office opened an investigation.

According to the arrest warrant affidavit, Reese had a history of confrontations with 27-year-old James Robert Smith III, including an alleged robbery of roughly three pounds of marijuana two years earlier and a reported beating of Smith in a Walmart parking lot four months before the shooting. On the night of the killing Reese was changing a flat tire and returned to the driver’s seat with two passengers in the car when witnesses said Smith, wearing a gray hoodie, pulled up beside the vehicle, said Hey bro, and fired. Investigators noted 17 bullet holes in the car and recovered a Winchester .40 caliber shell casing.

Officers executing a search warrant at Smith’s residence reportedly seized clothing matching the description from the scene, a Springfield pistol, and a box of .40 caliber Winchester bullets. Did anyone see Reese or that vehicle that night or have information about the confrontation between Reese and Smith?