Michael Jermaine Odum, a 29-year-old African American man from Longview, Texas, was shot and killed just after midnight on June 20, 2020, in Gilmer. Deputies from the Upshur County Sheriff’s Office responded to a shooting call around 12:15 a.m. at a residence in the 2500 block of US Highway 154 east of Gilmer and found Odum lying in the driveway with a gunshot wound to the chest. He was taken to a local hospital and pronounced dead shortly after.

A 22-year-old Gilmer resident, Dylan Lee Baker, was at the scene and taken into custody. Baker was charged with murder and held in the Upshur County Jail awaiting arraignment on a bond set at $1 million. The Upshur County Sheriff’s Office investigated the shooting. The community held a Unity in the Community Prayer Vigil that drew more than 100 people in support of Odum’s family and friends.

Are there any local witnesses or additional details about that night who can help clarify what happened?