Roshaud Ward, 33, a Black/African American man, was found dead from a gunshot wound on the evening of May 29, 2025, inside a home in the 3400 block of 23rd Street in central Lubbock. Officers were dispatched just before 6 p.m. after a report of a deceased person and discovered Roshaud Ward with a fatal injury at the scene. Authorities publicly identified him the next day and noted the death occurred inside the residence, focusing their inquiry on what happened in the hours or days before he was
found.
According to details released as the investigation unfolded, two people who had been unable to reach Roshaud Ward for several days first checked a residence in the 3500 block of 27th Street where they believed he might be, then went to the 23rd Street address. Upon entering, they found his body and called 9-1-1, setting in motion the response that brought detectives to the neighborhood and began the search for answers about the circumstances leading to his death.
In the days that followed, investigators with the Lubbock Metropolitan Special Crimes Unit asked the public for help and announced a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to an arrest. Officials emphasized that the case remained open and active, with no arrests announced as of mid-June, and urged anyone with information to come forward. Public postings about Roshaud Ward’s death similarly recorded the date, location, and the fact that the case was being handled as a shooting.
Community notices and obituary listings marked the loss of Roshaud Ward, 33, and provided funeral details, underscoring the personal impact of the killing even as investigators continued their work. The remembrances and memorial pages, together with police updates, paint the picture of a central-Lubbock home turned crime scene, a man found after loved ones went looking for him, and an investigation still seeking the person or people responsible.
