Mikell Potts was 16 and a junior at Dekaney High School in Houston when he was shot and killed on December 31, 2020. Potts, a backup varsity quarterback, was reported to have approached a small four-door car that was stopped in the road; the vehicle sped away immediately after the shooting. The Harris County Sheriff’s Office responded and confirmed his death at the scene.

School staff described Potts as fun-loving, optimistic, and devoted to academics and athletics, and counselors were made available as the Dekaney community mourned. Sheriff Ed Gonzalez asked anyone with information to come forward.

Did anyone in the Dekaney or nearby Houston area see that small four-door car or have information about who might have been inside?