Michael Lee Tucker, 29, of Tyler, Texas, died on the morning of August 17, 2021 after a car crash at about 6 a.m. at the intersection of E. Front Street and S. Palmer Avenue. The Tyler Police Department later determined Tucker had been shot before the crash.

A Smith County grand jury indicted 18-year-old Manuel Mendez Prieto II on murder charges in connection with Tucker’s death. Prieto surrendered on two aggravated robbery charges believed to be linked to the shooting and was held on a combined $1,750,000 bond. Two other suspects, Angel Abel Cedillo and Decedus Leon Mallard, both 17, were reported to have participated in the aggravated robberies and remained at large; victims said two men approached a residence with guns drawn, took money and property, then fled in a car driven by a third suspect.

Tucker was described in his obituary as a steel worker and a father to Jace and Gracelynn, survived by his parents, Sean and Alysia Tucker, and siblings Zak, Brian, and Kirstin. Does anyone have information about the incident or the whereabouts of the remaining suspects?