Anthony Scott, 64, a Black/African American man, was found shot to death inside a home in Willis, Texas, in the predawn hours of August 2, 2025. Deputies with the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office and officers from the Willis Police Department had been dispatched around 4:20 a.m. for a welfare check to a residence in the 500 block of East Marlin Street.
Inside, first responders discovered Anthony Scott, 64, male, with multiple gunshot wounds, and homicide investigators secured the scene as a major crimes investigation began.
Through the morning, detectives from the Sheriff’s Major Crimes Unit worked alongside Willis Police, crime scene investigators, the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office, and death investigators from the Montgomery County Medical Examiner’s Office to catalog evidence and reconstruct the hours leading up to the killing. Public updates emphasized that the case remained active and that additional details would be released only as the investigation allowed. Local outlets echoed those early statements, noting the narrow window between the welfare call and the discovery of Anthony Scott, 64, male, at the scene, and underscoring the quiet residential setting on East Marlin Street.
Authorities formally identified the victim as Anthony Scott, 64, male, and confirmed the location and timing but did not publicly discuss a motive. Community notices and news briefs repeated the same core facts as investigators pursued leads through the weekend. An obituary later confirmed the identity and age of Anthony Scott, 64, male, and listed memorial arrangements in the Conroe–Willis area, situating the loss within the local community he called home.
As of the latest official statements available from law enforcement and regional news reports, no arrests had been announced and no suspects publicly identified in the killing of Anthony Scott, 64, male. Investigators continued to request tips from anyone with information as they worked to determine who shot him and why.
