On the night of February 2, 2024, at about 10:58 p.m., officers responded to a reported shooting in the 1000 block of Campus Street in Beaumont, Texas, and found 17-year-old Louis Mitchell unresponsive on a residence porch. Emergency Medical Services pronounced him dead at the scene. Mitchell was a student at Beaumont United High School; his funeral was held on February 10, 2024, at Antioch Missionary Baptist Church with interment at Live Oak Memorial Park.

Detectives identified multiple persons of interest. They initially sought 63-year-old Melvin Jerome Watson and on February 8 U.S. Marshals arrested him in Bay Minette, Alabama, on five unrelated felony warrants; he was returned to Jefferson County for questioning about Mitchell’s death. Authorities also named 18-year-old Latrevion Roberts, who remained at large as of February 9 and had an unrelated Harris County warrant. A 17-year-old Beaumont resident surrendered on February 7 and was held on an unrelated Harris County warrant after speaking with detectives. No formal arrests directly tied to Mitchell’s death have been reported and the investigation remains active.

If anyone knew Louis or has information about the shooting on Campus Street, please come forward to the Beaumont Police.