Key’Mydre Palmer Anderson, a 16-year-old sophomore at Horn High School, was found with a gunshot wound on January 22, 2022, in Mesquite, Texas, and later died at the hospital. He had finished a shift at Sonic that night and entered a black Honda Civic with someone he knew. Witnesses said they saw him hanging out of a car window and then fall onto the street near Cornerstone Baptist Church, less than two minutes from his home; his body showed road rashes and he was wearing only a t-shirt and underwear when found.

Investigators say the shooting occurred during a failed robbery connected to the sale of a firearm and that the motive was about $250. Four people were arrested and charged with capital murder: 19-year-old Johnathan Pyle, 18-year-old Simon Guillen, 34-year-old Crystal Guillen (Simon’s mother), and a 15-year-old juvenile. Authorities used data from multiple social media accounts to link the suspects to the crime.

Key’Mydre worked to help support his family after his uncle’s death. His mother, Shenika Palmer, and the community have held a prayer service and set up an online crowdfunding campaign. Does anyone have information about Key’Mydre’s movements that night or saw the black Honda Civic near Cornerstone Baptist Church?