Jonathan Deshawn Breeding was a 23-year-old Black man from Waco, Texas, who was fatally shot on August 17, 2020, near N. 34th Street and Brooke Circle. He was one of three people targeted that night by Damarion T. Degrate after encounters arranged through the dating app Grindr; Breeding was the only victim who did not survive.

Degrate was arrested on August 21, 2020, initially in connection with one of the nonfatal shootings. He was later charged in Breeding’s murder and in two other shootings from the same night. He ultimately pleaded guilty to murder and received a 40-year prison sentence; he was also sentenced to 20 years for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.

Breeding graduated from Waco High School in 2015. A GoFundMe scholarship was created in his honor to support class presidents at the school. His family, friends, and community remember him for his vibrant personality and kind heart. If anyone knew Jonathan or has information related to the events that night, please share what you know.