Eighteen-year-old Arreon Hughes of Killeen died on December 21, 2022, from wounds he suffered four days earlier in a shooting. On December 17, Hughes and another man were shot while riding in a vehicle in the 500 block of Lisa Lane; the vehicle then crashed into a fence. Both victims were found with gunshot injuries and Hughes was airlifted to Baylor Scott & White Hospital, where he later died.

Police initially treated the case as aggravated assault but later upgraded it to a murder investigation. Investigators say the suspect vehicle was a red SUV or crossover last seen fleeing westbound on Atkinson Avenue. No arrests have been announced and the Killeen Police Department has offered a reward of up to $1,000 for information leading to an arrest.

Anyone who knew Arreon or who may have witnessed the shooting or seen the red SUV in the area is asked to contact investigators with tips.