A verbal argument at the Velma Jeter Apartments in Orange, Texas, escalated into a fatal shooting on the night of November 4, 2025. Officers say they were dispatched for a disturbance around 9:33 p.m.; while en route the call was updated to a firearm discharge. Responding officers observed a vehicle leaving the complex at high speed and conducted a felony traffic stop. One occupant was identified as 28-year-old Octaviun Rhodes of Orange. Officers recovered a .300 blackout AR-style rifle that Rhodes was reportedly in possession of.

Other officers found 36-year-old Dupri Booker deceased near Building No. 5 with multiple gunshot wounds. Witnesses at the scene identified Rhodes as the shooter and described the vehicle he fled in. After his arrest, Rhodes allegedly admitted to firing toward an apartment following a verbal dispute with Booker. Rhodes has been charged with first-degree murder and is being held at the Orange County Jail without bond. The investigation is ongoing.

If anyone witnessed the disturbance or saw the vehicle leaving the complex that night, please share what was seen or any other information.