Francisco Frank Douglas, 47, was shot and killed on December 18, 2015, in Tyler, Texas, after a confrontation at the Sunset Valley trailer park in Smith County. The trailer park’s manager and caretaker, John Douglas Smith, had a dispute with tenant Tasha Earnest over the condition of her unit; Earnest told Smith the trailer was ready for inspection after she moved her belongings and cleaned it. When Earnest relayed Smith’s response to Douglas, Smith pointed a shotgun at Douglas and then shot him, killing him.

Smith was charged with murder and claimed self-defense at trial. The jury rejected that claim and found him guilty; the court concluded the evidence against Smith was legally sufficient. Douglas’s death left his family and community with a violent loss and raises questions about how a routine landlord–tenant dispute escalated to deadly force.

If anyone knew Francisco Frank Douglas, was at Sunset Valley in December 2015, or has information about the events that led to the shooting, please share what you know.