Stanley Ralicki, 69, was fatally shot on February 22, 2024, in the backyard of his brother’s home on Marsha Lane in Wichita Falls, Texas. Stanley, a resident of Arizona, had travelled with his longtime friend Curtis Cremona to help his younger brother, 61-year-old Raymond Robert Ralicki, move to Arizona. An argument over the pace of the move escalated after Stanley went into the house to urge Raymond to hurry.

Police say Raymond emerged into the backyard with a revolver and shot Stanley twice, once in the head and once in the back; Stanley died at the scene. Raymond then fired two shots at Cremona, who was not injured; Cremona called 911. Officers found Raymond in the front yard still armed; he initially refused to drop the weapon and said he wanted them to shoot him. He was subdued, arrested and charged with murder and aggravated assault, held on $250,000 bail.

Raymond had previously been charged in January 2021 with deadly conduct for pointing a gun at a neighbor, a misdemeanor that did not by itself remove his legal right to possess firearms under Texas law. Impact statements from Stanley’s widow and from Cremona were read at sentencing.

Does anyone have information about the argument or the events leading up to that visit?