Atrail Blaine Keith Vallian, 24, was fatally shot shortly after 10:25 p.m. on May 12, 2023, in the pavilion area of Babe Zaharias Park off Interstate 10 in Beaumont, Texas. Emergency responders took Vallian to CHRISTUS St. Elizabeth Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Beaumont Police investigators developed a suspect through witness interviews and tips. Eyewitnesses identified 27-year-old Beaumont resident Taji Malik Myers as the shooter; witnesses reported Myers fled the scene with a woman in a late 1990s baby blue Buick LeSabre. The vehicle was located and seized, and a search warrant was executed at Myers’ residence the morning after the shooting. Myers was later located and taken into custody; bond was set at $1 million and a grand jury returned an indictment for murder. A memorial service for Vallian was held May 27 at Mercy Funeral Home Chapel, with burial at Anthony Cemetery.

What information do community members or witnesses have about that night at Babe Zaharias Park?