Venices Hawkins, 57, and 56-year-old Eddy Clark were found dead of gunshot wounds at a residence in the 900 block of South Henderson Street in Temple, Texas, when officers conducted a welfare check on June 13, 2024. The Temple Police Department has classified their deaths as a double homicide and says preliminary findings indicate the killings may have occurred between June 1 and June 8, 2024.

No arrests or public suspect identifications have been announced. Records show Venices Alvin Senior Hawkins was arrested in Bell County on April 8, 2024, on a charge of evading arrest or detention, but authorities have not linked that incident to the homicides. The exact circumstances and motives remain unclear and the investigation is active.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Temple Police Department or Bell County Crime Stoppers with tips. Have any readers in Temple seen or heard anything that could help investigators?