On July 9, 2023, gunfire broke out during a private party at an event center near Southwest 45th Avenue and Georgia Street in Amarillo, Texas. Seven people were wounded by gunshots; 32-year-old Semagea D. Smith was pronounced dead at the scene, and 28-year-old Dequincton T. Taylor later died at a local hospital. Five other victims were treated and expected to recover.

The Amarillo Police Department arrested 26-year-old Jose Luis Arevalo Flores III of DeSoto, Texas, charging him with two counts of murder and four counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. He was booked into the Randall County Detention Center with bond set at $1 million. In March 2024 Flores was released on bond; his attorney says Flores himself suffered multiple gunshot wounds to the back and was a victim, alleging a possible case of mistaken identity. The Homicide Unit continues to investigate and asks anyone with information to call Amarillo Crime Stoppers at 806-374-4400.

Did anyone attend that event or have information about what led to the shooting?