Larry Mitchell, 34, of Mexia, Texas, was found unresponsive in a front yard on the 700 block of East Liberty Street on the morning of January 18, 2025. Mexia police began receiving multiple calls about a shooting starting at 6:31 a.m.; a call at 6:38 a.m. directed officers to the scene, where Mitchell was discovered and later pronounced dead.

Following the investigation, 27-year-old Emaja Holmes of Teague, Texas, was arrested in connection with the shooting. Holmes was taken into custody without incident and on January 27, 2025, was transported to the Limestone County Jail and booked on murder charges; a motion to revoke probation warrant was also listed. Authorities have not released further details about events leading up to the shooting or a possible motive, and the investigation remains ongoing.

If anyone has information about Mitchell’s movements that morning or witnessed activity on East Liberty Street, please share what you know.