Desmond Dante Smith was 22 when he was fatally shot on September 8, 2021, in a Forney neighborhood near Brown Middle School. Born August 25, 1999, in Monroe, Louisiana, he grew up in Dallas after his family moved there in 2001 and graduated from Evolution Academy. Family remembered him for his love of music and gaming; he is survived by his two-year-old daughter, Kalani Michelle Bagley, parents, siblings and grandparents.

The Kaufman County Sheriff’s Office reported two men were shot that afternoon; Desmond was taken to a hospital and later pronounced dead. Surveillance video allegedly recorded the gunfire and a white sedan fleeing the scene and later seen in the Brown Middle School parking lot. Two men were initially taken into custody and later a fourth suspect, 20-year-old James W. Dipple, was arrested on a warrant while already held in Denton County on an unrelated murder charge. Authorities said there was no ongoing threat and they were not seeking additional suspects.

If anyone knew Desmond, was in that Forney neighborhood that afternoon, or has information about the white sedan or the people involved, please share what is known.