Jonathon Allen Hampton, 24, was shot while walking home with a friend in Killeen, Texas, in the early morning of September 14, 2020. The two had a brief encounter with one of the suspects at a convenience store before continuing through a residential neighborhood. At about 2:20 a.m. in the 1300 block of Fairview Drive, a white car pulled up, two men exited and opened fire with a 9-mm pistol and a .223-caliber rifle. A witness initially thought the noise was fireworks. Jonathon was struck in the head, airlifted to Baylor Scott and White Hospital in Temple in critical condition, and died from his injuries on September 16, 2020.

Killeen Police recovered about 28 shell casings from the street and used witness statements, phone records, surveillance video, and social media clips during the investigation. Phone records reportedly showed threatening exchanges involving the victim, and social media videos appeared to show the suspects brandishing firearms in a car just before the shooting. Three men were arrested and charged with murder: Antonio Trevon Edwards Hodges, identified as the driver; Ahmad Elijah Jamel Demps; and Tyshawn Vincente Navarro, identified as the shooters. Bonds for Hodges and Demps were set at $1 million each and Navarro’s at $500,000.

Anyone who knew Jonathon, saw activity in the 1300 block of Fairview Drive that night, or has information about the confrontation at the convenience store is asked to come forward.