On the evening of February 7, 2024, at about 9:20 p.m., deputies responded to a shooting at a home in the 9000 block of Waller Street in Conroe, Texas. Officers found 41-year-old Leroy Constantine Jr. and his wife, Romica, with gunshot wounds. Leroy was pronounced dead at the scene; Romica was taken to a hospital, underwent surgery, and was expected to survive.

Investigators say the couple’s 17-year-old son, Tra Vontay Constantine, got into a verbal altercation with his parents that allegedly escalated to him shooting both of them. Tra Vontay left the scene and later turned himself in at the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office; he was arrested and charged with murder and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, with bond set at $250,000. Family members said Tra Vontay had been struggling with mental health issues and that the parents had worked to support him. A GoFundMe was started to help with funeral costs and Romica’s medical bills.

The Sheriff’s Office described this as an isolated family incident and offered condolences to the family and friends.