Cleophus Ray Webster, a 48-year-old man from Hearne, Texas, was shot and killed on April 17, 2022. The shooting occurred on Easter Sunday in the 300 block of North Colorado Street; he was found with apparent gunshot wounds and was transported to St. Joseph’s Hospital in Bryan but pronounced dead on arrival.

The Hearne Police Department opened an investigation. On May 4, 2022, 32-year-old Justin Jarome Evans was identified as a suspect; Evans was arrested two days later, on May 6, and charged with murder and tampering with evidence. He was booked into the Robertson County Jail with bond set at $515,000.

Webster’s funeral was held April 24, 2022, at All Families Mortuary’s Chapel in Hearne, with interment at Greater Riverside Cemetery. The community has been following the case closely as legal proceedings move forward.

If anyone has information about the shooting on North Colorado Street that could help investigators, please come forward.