Martin D. King, 45, was found dead of a gunshot wound on May 25, 2023 in the 1300 block of Twelfth Street in Longview, Texas. Responding officers pronounced him dead at the scene.

Following the discovery, Longview police detained 42-year-old Michael DaShaun Jackson of Longview; Jackson was later charged with murder and booked into the Gregg County Jail. The investigation into the circumstances of King’s death remains ongoing. Funeral services for Martin D. King were held June 10, 2023 at Stanmore Funeral Home Chapel, with interment at Golden Hill Cemetery in Hallsville.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Longview Police Detectives at 903-237-1110 or Gregg County Crime Stoppers at 903-236-7867. Did anyone in the Longview area see or hear anything on May 25, 2023 that could help investigators?