A dispute in Lufkin, Texas, turned deadly on the evening of Thursday, November 6, 2025. Fifty-five-year-old Tyrone Williams was shot in a shared parking area between houses in the 200 block of Bowles Street after a verbal argument with a 49-year-old man identified as DeMarcus Jones escalated into a physical fight. Officers arriving at the scene found Williams with multiple gunshot wounds; he died at the location.

Witnesses at the scene identified Jones as the shooter. Jones had left before police arrived but was later tracked to an apartment in the 500 block of Charlton Street; detectives observed him leaving and arrested him. Investigators recovered a weapon of the same caliber as the casings found at the scene. DeMarcus Jones has been charged with murder and is being held in the Angelina County Jail. Funeral services for Tyrone Williams Jr. were scheduled for Saturday, November 15, 2025, at Harmony Hill Baptist Church in Lufkin.

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