UPDATE: Man Shot and Killed in Brenham on Sunday

UPDATE to a news story we published yesterday. Brenham Police have announced that 22-year-old Trenton Deshunn Gilbert is wanted in connection with the weekend murder of 25-year-old Laterius Ragston. Washington County Crime Stoppers is offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of Gilbert.

You can contact Washington County Crime Stoppers at (979) 836-TIPS (8477).


This story was originally posted on August 17, 2026:

Brenham Police announced today the details regarding a fatal shooting early Sunday morning.

BPD responded at 2:29am to the 800 block of Pleasantview Avenue for a reported weapons-related incident. Upon arrival, officers found that 25-year-old Laterius Ragston, of Brenham, had been shot.

Officers provided lifesaving measures until medical assistance could arrive. Ragston was transported to the hospital, but he succumbed to his injuries.

The BPD Criminal Investigation Unit is working in conjunction with the Texas Rangers to conduct an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the shooting. As part of the investigation, officers executed a search warrant at a location in Hempstead.

The search warrant was conducted with assistance from the Waller County Sheriff’s Office, Hempstead Police Department, Austin County Sheriff’s Office Special Response Teams, and Washington County EMS.

They ask that anyone with information, no matter how minor you might believe it to be, to contact Sergeant Ashley Burns with the Brenham Police Department at (979) 337-7369.

Additional information will be released as it becomes available and as the integrity of the ongoing investigation permits.

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