Dustin Nobles, 36, was fatally shot in Eddy, Texas, on January 5, 2025. Deputies responded to a shooting call on Old Moody Road around 12:27 p.m. and found Nobles with a gunshot wound to the chest; he was pronounced dead at 1:04 p.m. Witnesses said Nobles was at the residence of 18-year-old Brandon Michael Davis, reportedly working on his car. The victim’s vehicle was described as propped on a jack with the front passenger-side wheel removed.

According to witness statements and an arrest affidavit, Davis became agitated after finding Nobles outside, gave multiple warnings for him to leave, then retrieved a .22 caliber rifle from inside the home. Witnesses reported Nobles was unarmed and walking toward Davis when a single .22 caliber shot struck him. Davis allegedly told Nobles to make sure he die slow before returning inside and putting the rifle away. Authorities recovered the rifle from Davis’s bedroom and a single .22 caliber shell casing from the driveway.

Davis was arrested, booked into the McLennan County Jail and charged with murder; a murder indictment had been returned and his bond was set at $750,000 as of March 2025. Anyone who knew Nobles or saw activity at the Old Moody Road address that day is asked to share information.