Tyvonte Barnes was 17 when he was shot and killed on December 13, 2021, in a residential area in the 800 block of East Avenue C in Temple, Texas. Officers who responded to a shots-fired call found Barnes with a gunshot wound; CPR was performed but he was pronounced dead at the scene. Another person with unspecified injuries was taken to Baylor Scott & White Medical Center by a third party, though the relationship of that person to the shooting is not clear.

No suspects had been identified and no charges were filed at the time of the incident; the investigation remains active and authorities asked anyone with information to come forward. Barnes’ family and friends remembered him for his sense of humor and his protective nature. Funeral services were held December 26, 2021, at East Memorial Chapel in Texarkana, Texas.

If anyone in Temple has information about what happened on East Avenue C on December 13, 2021, please share what you know with the Temple Police Department or Bell County Crime Stoppers.