On March 16, 2014, 34-year-old Darrell D. Hawkins was shot in the head at his family home on Fourth Street in Beaumont and later died at Christus Hospital–St. Elizabeth. He was one of three siblings killed in the attack; his sister Reshawna Hawkins and brother Anthony Ray Hawkins Jr. were also shot and killed. A fourth victim, Shannon Latrice Henry, was critically wounded but survived.

Police arrested Darrell’s younger brother, Joe Frederick Hawkins, age 26 at the time, the following day and charged him with capital murder. Witnesses said Joe Frederick had an altercation with all four victims before producing a handgun and opening fire. Prosecutors did not seek the death penalty because Joe Frederick Hawkins was determined to have an intellectual disability with an IQ below 70; he was later sentenced to life in prison for the triple homicide.

Are there details about the family, the altercation that led up to the shooting, or the surviving victim’s recovery that anyone can add?