2024-09-23
Document: Gunman stood over Amarillo murder victim, kept shooting
Mon, September 23rd 2024 at 11:04 AM
Updated Mon, September 23rd 2024 at 3:01 PM
Amarillo police investigate homicide at The Larsson apartment complex, located at SW 7th Street and Austin Avenue, on September 18, 2024 (Steve Douglass/KVII)
AMARILLO, Texas (KVII) — The suspect in an Amarillo murder stood over the victim and kept shooting, according to court documents.
Keon Mathis is charged with the murder of Anthony Dunn.
Dunn was killed Sept. 18 at the Larsson Apartments on W. 7th Ave.
According to the criminal complaint, Vember Jeffries has an11-month-old child with Dunn and is 7-months pregnant with Mathis' baby.
Jeffries told police Dunn had been stalking her, and that Mathis and Dunn had problems in the past.
The day of the shooting, Mathis and one of her brothers were supposed to beat up Dunn at the apartment complex
When Mathis went to use the restroom, Jeffries said Dunn approached her in the lobby.
They got into a verbal argument which turned physical in the parking lot.
Jeffries said she grabbed Dunn's backpack and he took a swing at her but missed.
She then heard a gunshot and saw Mathis shooting at Dunn.
Dunn took off running.
Jeffries said Mathis kept shooting, apparently hitting Dunn, causing him to fall to the ground.
She said Mathis then stood over Dunn firing additional rounds into him.
Mathis was arrested Thursday during a traffic stop in Childress