Kareem Hewitt, 25, was shot and killed in his Autumn Manor Apartments unit in the Parkland area of Northeast El Paso on March 22, 2017. He was found with multiple gunshot wounds and later pronounced dead at University Medical Center of El Paso. Detectives from the Crimes Against Persons Unit took over the investigation.

Court documents state the shooting began as a dispute over a gram of marijuana. James McDonald, 28, allegedly felt he did not receive the full amount he paid and, together with an accomplice named Lettommy Ballard, 23, allegedly shot Hewitt through the kitchen window of his apartment. Both McDonald and Ballard were arrested and charged with murder; McDonald also faced a charge of unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon. Ballard’s trial began in March 2019; he was later sentenced to 10 years for unlawful carrying of a firearm and the murder charges against him were dropped. McDonald’s legal proceedings continued as he faced trial for his involvement in the fatal shooting.

Did anyone in the Parkland area have information about that dispute or the night of March 22, 2017?