An 18-year-old named Demonte Ziegler was killed by a gunshot during a house party in the Greatwood neighborhood of Sugar Land, Texas, on July 2, 2017. The party on Stone Arbor Drive drew about 30 people; deputies arriving around 3 a.m. found Ziegler dead inside the home and another 21-year-old, Ira Donahue, wounded and taken to hospital. Investigators say a verbal altercation between Ziegler and Donahue escalated into a violent confrontation and the shooting.

The homeowner and family were out of town; the house had been left in the care of someone given a key. Several teens fled when deputies arrived and roughly a dozen people remained and were being questioned as witnesses. No arrests have been announced and the sheriff’s office reports the investigation is ongoing.

If anyone attended that party or has information about who was present or what led to the confrontation, please share what is known with investigators.