Montrell D’Wayne Grimes was 17 when he was shot and killed in Galveston on December 28, 2020. He was sitting in his car in the 3700 block of Ball Street when an unidentified male approached and fired several shots into the vehicle, striking Montrell in the abdomen. He drove to the Joe Max Taylor Law Enforcement Facility and was taken to UTMB Health, where he later died.

Montrell was active in local sports, attended Galveston Independent School District schools, and was a member of Mount Gilead Baptist Church. His parents are George Grimes and Nina Simon-Mourning; his stepfather is William Golliday, and his brothers are Charles Matthews Jr. and Jordan Ross. No arrests have been announced and the shooter remains at large.

Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact Galveston police. Did anyone in the area see the incident or the person who approached the car that night?