John Lewis Carter Jr., 24, of Dallas was found shot multiple times and pronounced dead at the Bonita Gardens Apartments on Fordham Road on September 10, 2020. Dallas Fire-Rescue pronounced him dead at the scene and the Dallas Police Department Homicide Unit tied the killing to a drug transaction that reportedly went wrong.

Police identified 36-year-old Deshawn Antoine Gray as the primary suspect; reports say Gray admitted to an altercation with Carter during an attempted purchase of cocaine and that, according to investigators, Carter pulled a gun and Gray fired. Gray was hospitalized, then arrested and charged with capital murder. Two others — Laquita Cota Stewart and Embray Harrison Taylor — were also charged with capital murder. Stewart was arrested; Taylor remained at large.

The investigation is ongoing and the family continues to seek justice. If anyone has information that could help locate Embray Harrison Taylor or shed light on the shooting, please come forward.