Taylor Devon Garcia, a 22-year-old Hispanic man, was shot dead on August 28, 2018, at the Star Street Apartments in Quanah, Texas, a few blocks from an elementary school. Initial confusion briefly suggested a school shooting because of the location, but the shooting was confirmed to have occurred at the apartment complex. Witnesses said they saw a man fire several times at another man and then flee in a gray SUV. Garcia was pronounced dead at the scene; his body was sent to the Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office for autopsy.

A 34-year-old Quanah man, Edward Demond Reese, was arrested soon after the incident and reportedly gave a full confession to the Texas Rangers. Prosecutors said Reese and Garcia had fought previously on July 7, 2018. On the day of the shooting, witnesses described Garcia approaching Reese and exchanging words before Reese pulled a gun and fired. Reese claimed self-defense, saying Garcia reached for his waistband and came at him, but the medical examiner found all three gunshot wounds entered Garcia’s back and no weapon was recovered on him.

Reese was convicted of murder and of unlawful possession of a firearm and received concurrent prison terms, with parole eligibility only after serving at least 30 years. Does anyone have additional information about Garcia’s life in Quanah or who may have witnessed the events that afternoon?