Kennerick Etroy Buffin, a 53-year-old African American man, was found dead inside his home on Llano Avenue in the Lakewood Heights neighborhood of Dallas on September 11, 2022. A welfare check at the residence followed discovery of his body; investigators reported the doorbell camera had been ripped off the wall and two gunshots were heard at the scene.

Authorities arrested a former tenant, 41-year-old Jeffrey Hinton, in connection with the killing. According to arrest warrant affidavits, Hinton had rented part of Buffin’s home until about a month before the incident. Witnesses and video placed Hinton at the house on July 5, 2024, and his car was recorded in the driveway at the time the two shots were heard. Cellphone records reportedly showed he was in the area for about 40 minutes, contradicting his initial statement that he had only been there a short time. Hinton was arrested at a Plano senior living center where his mother lives and has been charged with murder.

Buffin was remembered fondly by those who knew him. Does anyone have information about Buffin’s routine, visitors to his home, or the period after Hinton stopped renting there?