On July 29, 2023, 38-year-old Corry Demarcus Beckett of Beaumont, Texas, was fatally shot at a Shell gas station on Major Drive. The suspect, 29-year-old Jaye Vincent Normand, also of Beaumont, fled the scene immediately after the shooting but returned shortly thereafter and was taken into custody. Normand was charged with murder, held on $1 million bond, and later indicted by a Jefferson County grand jury for Beckett’s death.

The motive for the shooting has not been publicly disclosed and the nature of any relationship between Beckett and Normand is unclear. The case is currently pending trial. Beckett’s death has prompted local concern about gun violence and calls for increased efforts to prevent further tragedies.

If anyone knew Corry Beckett or has information about what happened at the Shell station on Major Drive, please come forward.