Overview
- Parker County deputies responded to a 911 call on June 21 and found an adult woman with a gunshot wound who died despite life‑saving efforts.
- Sheriff’s investigators say 61‑year‑old Charles Brooks told deputies he retrieved a handgun, loaded and chambered a round, and that the weapon fired while he attempted to separate the two women.
- Brooks was arrested the same day, charged with first‑degree felony murder, and is being held at the Parker County Jail on a $2 million bond set by a local justice of the peace.
- The Tarrant County Medical Examiner identified the victim as 25‑year‑old Rebekah Bailey Brooks and authorities have not released additional family statements or details about a legal defense.
- The Parker County Sheriff’s Office is continuing its investigation with assistance from the Texas Rangers and has not yet released forensic results or the prosecutor’s rationale for the murder charge.