On February 4, 2023, 44-year-old Demond Monta Easter was shot multiple times at his home on County Road 4252 in DeKalb, Texas. He was taken to St. Michael’s Hospital but died of his injuries; his body was sent to the Southwestern Institute of Forensic Sciences in Dallas for autopsy. Investigators say an argument took place at the residence during which Easter was fatally shot.

Authorities identified 38-year-old DeKalb resident Derrelexis Dewayne Betts as the shooter; Betts was arrested and charged with murder and booked into the Bi-State Jail. At the time of the reports, bond had not been set. Easter, born October 9, 1978, in New Boston, Texas, worked at Brookshire’s Warehouse in Tyler and had recently returned home to reunite with family.

Funeral services were held February 18, 2023, at Bates Family Funeral Home in DeKalb. Does anyone have information about the events that led to the argument that night or knew Demond and can help clarify what happened?