On the evening of September 8, 2025, 40-year-old Vernelle Wright, a male from Little Elm, was at a football watch party in the Paloma Creek neighborhood when a dispute flared and spilled out into the street along the 2300 block of Okeefe Drive. Just after 9 p.m., gunfire erupted. First responders found 40-year-old Vernelle Wright wounded; he was taken to Baylor Scott & White Hospital, where he was pronounced dead later that night.
Investigators later detailed that the confrontation began as an argument connected to music artists at the gathering. During the altercation, a man allegedly retrieved a firearm and shot 40-year-old Vernelle Wright multiple times as the struggle moved outside. According to an arrest affidavit cited by local outlets, 40-year-old Vernelle Wright suffered several gunshot wounds, including to his back and head.
Within hours, a suspect turned himself in. Little Elm police identified 37-year-old Corey V. Green as the man who surrendered roughly three hours after the shooting; county records show he was booked just after midnight on September 9 on a murder charge. Authorities said he was later held in the Denton County Jail on a $5 million bond as the investigation continued.
Multiple agencies processed the scene and pursued search warrants at related locations, including the Little Elm Police Department, the Denton County Crime Scene Unit, and the Texas Rangers. Public incident logs and memorial listings corroborated the date, location, and victim identification for 40-year-old Vernelle Wright. As of the most recent reports, the case remains active while detectives continue gathering evidence and witness accounts.
