Brian K. Lewis, 51, of Beaumont, Texas, was shot and killed while cutting grass outside a home in the 1900 block of Delaware Street on the afternoon of June 21, 2025. First responders found Lewis unresponsive on the lawn; EMS pronounced him dead at the scene. An obituary confirmed his death and announced services in early July.

Investigators say detectives quickly focused on a man seen fleeing westbound on Delaware, initially described as heavyset and leaving on a motorcycle. Within days they obtained a warrant for 54-year-old Larry Fitzgerald Williams and arrested him in Houston with assistance from Jefferson County deputies and Houston Police. Police described the shooting as not random and said Lewis appeared to have been targeted; reporting noted a troubled history between the two men and that Lewis was reportedly cooperating in a criminal case involving Williams at the time.

The community gathered at the lawn where Lewis was shot to release balloons and call for justice while police sought tips as the case moved through arrest and indictment of the suspect.