On July 30, 2023, at about 8:54 p.m. Killeen police responded to reports of gunfire in the 3300 block of East Rancier Avenue and found 24-year-old Richard Xavier Solomon suffering from a gunshot wound. Solomon was taken to Seton Medical Center Harker Heights and pronounced dead at 9:47 p.m.

Investigators from the Killeen Police Department’s Robbery-Homicide Unit identified 20-year-old Amaun Brandell Gilbert as a suspect. A warrant for Gilbert’s arrest was issued on August 2, 2023; he was taken into custody without incident in Copperas Cove by the U.S. Marshals Lone Star Fugitive Task Force on August 3 and transported to the Killeen City Jail. Gilbert was arraigned August 5 with bond set at $1 million, and a Bell County Grand Jury later indicted him on murder charges. As of December 26, 2023, Gilbert remained in custody awaiting trial.

The Killeen Police Department thanked the community for assistance and asked anyone with further information to come forward. If anyone knew Richard or has information about what happened that night, please share what you know.