BEAUMONT, Texas — Beaumont Police are asking for the community's help regarding a 2021 shooting that left a Beaumont man dead.
(Editor's note: The above video is from a Dec. 29, 2021 newscast.)
Beaumont Police are asking the public to check surveillance camera footage between the hours of 8:45 p.m. – 9:45 p.m. on Dec. 21, 2021, if they live in the following areas:
- Willowglen near Oak Dale
- Willowglen near Mockingbird
- Somerset near Monica
- Somerset near J Hood
- Somerset near Lombard
Anyone with a video that could assist in the case is asked to email it to pd.persons@beaumonttexas.gov or call 409-880-3875.
It happened on Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2021, shortly after 9 p.m. Beaumont Police found two victims inside of a car at the Citgo located at the 2000 block of S. Major Drive.
One of the victims was taken to an area hospital to be treated for non-life-threatening injuries. The other victim, 25-year-old Beaumont resident Dexter Anderson, was pronounced dead at the scene.
An investigation revealed that the shooting occurred in the 2100 block of Willowglen.
Detectives believe the suspects are two black males, who were possibly on foot before and after the shooting occurred, according to a Beaumont Police Department release.
This is a developing story. We will update with more if and when we receive more confirmed information.
(EDITOR'S NOTE: A previous version of this story said the shooting took place on Dec. 28. 12News was provided with incorrect information that has since been corrected. 12News regrets the error.)
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From a Beaumont Police Department release:
On-going Homicide Investigation- 2100 Willowglen
BPD Detectives are requesting additional assistance from the public in the on-going Homicide Investigation of Dexter Anderson that occurred on Tuesday, December 21, 2021.
Detectives are asking anyone who lives in the following areas to check surveillance camera footage between the hours of 8:45-9:45 p.m. on 12/21/21:
Willowglen near Oak Dale
Willowglen near Mockingbird
Somerset near Monica
Somerset near J Hood
Somerset near Lombard
Detectives believe the suspects are two black males that were possibly on foot in the area prior to and after the homicide. Anyone with video that could assist in the case is asked to email it pd.persons@beaumonttexas.gov or call 409-880-3875.
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