Timothy Echols Jr was 17 when he was shot and killed on February 14, 2017, in Corpus Christi, Texas. He answered a knock at the door of an apartment at Waters Apartment Homes in the 2600 block of Waldron Road and was shot in the upper torso. He was taken to Christus Spohn Hospital Memorial and pronounced dead there.

The shooter was identified as 25-year-old Paris Camtrail Richardson. Richardson and Echols knew one another, and the shooting occurred during what was described at trial as an attempted drug deal. Richardson was arrested on June 2, 2017, in Louisiana and extradited to Nueces County. He was convicted of murder on May 7, 2018, and received a 50-year prison sentence and a $10,000 fine. The trial included emotional testimony from family members on both sides, and Richardson’s claim of self-defense was rejected by the jury.