Nicholas Nathaniel Slaughter, 29, was shot in a Dallas parking lot near the Chocolate Lounge at 2011 S. Lamar Street on the night of October 19, 2020. A Senior Airman in the U.S. Air Force Reserve, born November 19, 1990, he was taken to a hospital around 12:30 a.m. for a gunshot wound but later died of his injuries. Family described him as a devoted son, brother, uncle and friend with a love of cars and a warm, positive spirit.

Investigators initially treated the incident as an active shooter situation and later concluded Slaughter’s death was likely caused by a stray bullet. Rashad Aman Rayford, 23, surrendered to the Dallas Police Department Homicide Unit and was booked on a murder charge; his bond was set at $150,000 and legal proceedings were pending.

If anyone was in the area of S. Lamar Street on the night of October 19, 2020, or has information about what happened, please come forward.