Demontre Diquincy Washington, a 26-year-old African American man, was shot and killed in Greenville, Texas, on February 18, 2019. Police were called to a Walnut Street residence for reports of shots fired and found Washington with an apparent gunshot wound. He was taken to Hunt Regional Medical Center, where he later died.

Investigators focused on a suspect, Joseph Stephens, who was taken into custody after a lengthy standoff at a nearby home. Stephens was held at the Hunt County Detention Center with bond set at $1 million and later entered a guilty plea to Washington’s murder.

What details about Washington’s life or the events leading up to that night might help explain what happened or that others could share?