Darius Phillips, 42, was shot and killed in Katy, Texas, in the early hours of June 14, 2026, after a party in west Harris County turned violent. Deputies were called to Dutton Point around midnight for reports of a fight and gunfire; Phillips was found dead of gunshot wounds when they arrived.

Investigators say a large fight broke out at a home gathering that included mostly family and some non-family members. Deputies described the suspected shooter as a man in his 40s who had been involved in the altercation, left to retrieve a firearm from a vehicle according to one report, then returned and shot Phillips multiple times. Video evidence recovered reportedly shows the shooter targeting Phillips rather than firing randomly into the crowd; the shooter then fired toward other partygoers and fled before deputies arrived. Investigators do not believe the shooter was a family member of the victim or of the hosts. No arrest or public identification of the suspect has been announced; detectives asked anyone with information to contact the Harris County Sheriff’s Office Homicide Unit or Crime Stoppers of Houston.

Did anyone at the gathering or nearby see who left in a vehicle that night or recognize the man shown in the video?