On the night of March 27, 2023, officers in Elgin, Texas, responded to reports of gunfire at 817 South Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and found two people with apparent gunshot wounds: 43-year-old Crystal D. Fitzgerald and 45-year-old Reggie W. Smith. Both were pronounced dead at the scene after first responders tried to render aid.

Initial suspect descriptions described a Black male with a thin build and blue dreadlocks. A multi-agency search followed; detectives later identified 35-year-old Terrence Wayne Lewis as the primary suspect. He was arrested on March 31, 2023, by the U.S. Marshal’s Lone Star Fugitive Task Force in southeast Austin and booked into the Bastrop County Jail on two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, with authorities indicating higher charges were possible as the investigation continued.

Fitzgerald, born April 25, 1979, in Austin, lived in Taylor, Texas, with her lifelong partner Reggie Smith Sr., and was the mother of sons Damontae Fitzgerald and Jaylen James. She was remembered for her love of family and her cooking, especially fried chicken. Anyone with information the Elgin Police Department hasn’t already received is asked to come forward.