On April 3, 2023, at about 11:15 p.m., 48-year-old Richard Charles Coutee was fatally shot at his home in the 1100 block of Maberry Street in Lufkin, Texas. Police say Coutee answered a knock at the door and was immediately shot. Family members inside heard the gunshot and called 911 but did not see or hear the assailant.

Lufkin police identified four suspects. Two were apprehended in April 2023: a juvenile whose identity was not disclosed and 17-year-old Cassidy Johnson, held on a $150,000 bond. The other two suspects were later located and arrested: 17-year-old Trederrick Dewayne Sherman of Crockett, taken into custody July 10, 2023 after a multiagency effort, and 18-year-old Jardon Lamontre Castle, arrested in Lake Charles, Louisiana and expected to be extradited to Angelina County. All four have been charged with murder.

Anyone with information about the case or who knew Richard is asked to come forward.