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Melvin Savoy

Case from Beaumont, TX dated Oct 15, 2020

Victim Details

Melvin Savoy

Male

Black / African American

Beaumont

TX

2020-10-15

56

Melvin

Savoy

07/25/2026

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Melvin Savoy Jr., a 56-year-old African American man from Beaumont, Texas, tragically passed away on October 15, 2020. He was found lying in a pool of blood in an open field in Beaumont's North End neighborhood, suffering from a gunshot wound to his lower body. Witnesses reported that Savoy had been involved in a verbal dispute with Murray Melvin Odom III, 45, over missing tools. During the altercation, Odom shot Savoy and then fled the scene, later turning himself into the police.

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  • Beaumont Enterprise: Homicide suspect turns himself in
  • Melvin Savoy Jr. Obituary | Oct 15, 2020 | Lumberton, TX
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