On January 15, 2023, at about 10:45 p.m., 60-year-old Bryant Alfred Hoss Ellis of Crockett, Texas, arrived at Crockett Medical Center reporting he had been shot. He died shortly after arrival and the Houston County Sheriff’s Office opened a homicide investigation.

Investigators processed the scene, collected evidence and submitted items to the Texas Department of Public Safety Crime Lab. Numerous interviews were conducted and leads were pursued, and the Sheriff’s Office has limited public releases because the investigation remains active. No arrests or suspects have been publicly identified.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Houston County Sheriff’s Office at 936-544-2862. If you knew Bryant or have details that could help, please come forward.