Javion Williams, 22, was found fatally shot in a stairwell at the Derby at Steeplechase apartments in northwest Harris County on the night of May 25, 2025, after deputies responded about 9:14 p.m. to reports of a disturbance in the 11000 block of West Road. Investigators say an argument in the stairwell preceded the gunfire; Williams was pronounced dead at the scene from at least one gunshot wound and a firearm was recovered, though authorities initially said it was unclear if that was the weapon used.

Deputies detained a 24-year-old woman at the scene and later identified her as Derricka Ross, described as Williams’ girlfriend. The sheriff’s office reported Williams had come to the apartment to retrieve his belongings and arrived with another person before the confrontation escalated. Witnesses told investigators neighbors heard a heated exchange and then a single shot. Ross was charged with murder and booked into the Harris County Jail; reporting based on jail records said she remained in custody on a $150,000 bond in the days after the shooting.

Was anyone in the complex that night able to see who else was with Williams or provide details about what triggered the stairwell confrontation?