On the afternoon of June 26, 2023, 33-year-old Deshon Joseph Alexander Houston was fatally shot in the 3200 block of Dove Drive in Columbia, Missouri. Columbia Police responded to multiple reports of shots fired around 4:30 p.m. and found Houston with an apparent gunshot wound; he was pronounced dead at the scene. Witnesses described a drive-by shooting in which multiple gunmen fired from moving vehicles and then fled.

Investigators said the suspects escaped in a white Ford Explorer and a gold Acura MDX. The white Explorer was later found crashed in the 3800 block of West Gibbs Road; witnesses reported several people abandoning the vehicle and running into nearby woods. Police recovered shell casings of various calibers at the scene and inside the abandoned vehicle, and a large multiagency search with K-9 units and helicopters followed.

In the days and months after the killing, detectives arrested multiple suspects. By June 29, 2023, charges including second-degree murder, armed criminal action, and unlawful use of a weapon were filed against Jajuan Crockett, Bryton Allen, and Damarkus Williams. Additional arrests and charges followed through late 2023. As the case moved forward, one defendant was preparing for trial in January 2026 while several others reportedly pleaded guilty to reduced counts. Does anyone have information about the events on Dove Drive that afternoon or those involved?