Larry Deshaun Baker, a 43-year-old Black male from Madisonville, Texas, was found with multiple gunshot wounds in the driveway of a residence in Royse City, Texas, on November 13, 2022. Responding officers from the Royse City Police Department arrived at the scene at approximately 5:45 AM and discovered Baker in critical condition. He was immediately transported to a local hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.
The incident occurred at a home located in the 5400 block of County Road 2526, within the Royse City limits in Hunt County.
The investigation into Baker's death quickly identified Eric O'Bryant, a 43-year-old Black male from Royse City, as the primary suspect. O'Bryant was renting the home where the shooting took place. According to the police, O'Bryant fled into a nearby wooded area before officers arrived at the scene. The Hunt County Sheriff's Office and the Rockwall County Sheriff's Office assisted in the search for O'Bryant, but he was not immediately located. The following morning, a local resident reported seeing a man matching O'Bryant's description emerging from the woods carrying a rifle. Officers responded to the area and took O'Bryant into custody without incident. He was arrested on a warrant for possession of a controlled substance and booked into the Hunt County Detention Center.
In addition to O'Bryant, two other individuals were arrested in connection with Baker's death. Brooke Rice, a 28-year-old from Huntsville, Texas, and Elem Wynne III, a 34-year-old from Huntsville, Texas, were charged with tampering with physical evidence. Investigators discovered that Rice and Wynne had removed a weapon from the crime scene. Both were booked into the Hunt County Detention Center. The homicide investigation into Larry Deshaun Baker's death is ongoing and will be forwarded to the Hunt County Grand Jury upon completion.
