On May 19, 2024, during the annual Jeep Weekend event on Crystal Beach in Port Bolivar, Texas, 33-year-old Troy Anthony LaCour was fatally shot near the intersection of Kahla Drive and Gulf Shores Drive by beach barrel 75. Emergency responders found LaCour deceased at the scene around 1 a.m. Two other men were wounded in the same incident, one with a chest injury and another with a hand injury. A separate grazing head wound that night led to one arrest, but that arrest was not linked to LaCour’s death.

The Galveston County Sheriff’s Office opened an investigation and appealed to the public for video and information from the area between 12:30 a.m. and 2:30 a.m. on May 19. Detectives interviewed numerous witnesses and persons of interest but described challenges because of the chaotic environment at the event. No suspects have been publicly identified or arrested in connection with LaCour’s killing as of December 2024.

LaCour’s family and the local community have been affected by his death; a GoFundMe titled Remembering Troy Postman LaCour Jr. was created to support his family. Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Seth Rowlands at 409-766-2372 or [email protected], or to submit anonymous tips through Galveston County Crime Stoppers. Does anyone have video or observations from the area that night that could help investigators?