Deontay Coston, a 22-year-old African American man from Oklahoma City, was shot and killed on January 21, 2020, in Richardson, Texas. The shooting occurred at the Beverly Apartments on Frances Way after Coston went with his sister to pick up her child from the child’s father. Reports say an altercation involving several people connected to the mother and/or father escalated into a physical fight outside the complex; during that confrontation Coston was shot and later died at a nearby hospital.

Richardson police identified 21-year-old Howard Lamone Handy Jr. of Mesquite as a person of interest; he was arrested and charged with murder and held at the Dallas County Jail on a $500,000 bond. Investigators continue to question participants and witnesses to establish the sequence of events and the roles of those involved.

If anyone witnessed the fight at the Beverly Apartments or has information about what happened that night, please share what is known with investigators.