Two men were killed during a violent home invasion in Bryan, Texas, on October 3, 2017. Dominique Franklin, 25, and Tarrant Franklin were forced to lie face down in the living room with two other occupants before the assailants robbed and burglarized the home and then shot both Dominique and Tarrant. A third victim, David Jenkins, was also shot but survived after a Bryan police officer rendered immediate combat medical aid.

The investigation identified 34-year-old Frankie Lee Bell Jr. as a suspect after an anonymous tip and cellphone records placed him at the scene. Bell, who had previously served a twelve-year sentence for a 2005 shooting and had been released only a few months before the killings, was arrested with assistance from the U.S. Marshals after fleeing to Houston. The Brazos County District Attorney’s Office prosecuted the case; Bell was later found guilty of capital murder and sentenced to life without parole.