On July 22, 2024, at about 9:45 p.m., Longview police responded to a shooting at the Townhouse South Apartments on W Loop 281 and found 21-year-old Isaiah Dickson with a gunshot wound to his abdomen. He was transported to a hospital and later died of his injuries.

Investigators say the altercation began when 19-year-old Tavyon Stephenson approached Dickson as he tried to enter a vehicle and punched him, leading to a struggle during which Dickson reportedly overpowered and pinned Stephenson. Witnesses heard two gunshots during the fight and said Stephenson then fled the scene in a silver Toyota Camry belonging to his girlfriend. One witness recalled Stephenson saying he didn’t mean to do it and that he was just trying to shoot in the air. Stephenson was located and arrested in Marshall on July 23 and charged with murder; an arrest affidavit says he admitted his intention was to fire his weapon and that he would have reasonably known Dickson was in the line of fire.

What information do readers with knowledge of the area or the people involved have that could help clarify what happened that night?