On January 28, 2023, 56-year-old Rene Sherwood and her husband, Michael Sherwood, were found shot to death in their home near Leming, Texas. Their youngest son, Logan, discovered the bodies in the early morning and called authorities. Investigators reported that another son, 28-year-old Derrick Sean Sherwood, was missing and the family’s Volkswagen Jetta was gone.

Law enforcement located the Jetta near the Live Oak County line and spotted it on FM 99. A pursuit ended when the vehicle crashed into a fence and the driver fled on foot. After a roughly 10-hour search involving about 60 officers from multiple agencies, Derrick was taken into custody near a creek with assistance from a Department of Public Safety aircraft and a SWAT team. Two pistols were recovered from the car; one was believed to be the murder weapon. Derrick was charged with capital murder and evading arrest with a motor vehicle.

The deaths have left surviving sons Justin and Logan and the local community grieving; a GoFundMe was set up to help with funeral and related expenses. Does anyone have information about the Sherwood family or that stretch of FM 99 around late January 2023?