Robert Cooley III, a 24-year-old Black man from Arlington, Texas, was fatally shot on May 4, 2020, in the parking lot of an apartment complex on Bardin Greene Drive. Officers from the Arlington Police Department found Cooley in the afternoon with an apparent gunshot wound; he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Investigators determined the shooting stemmed from a case of mistaken identity. Kendell Jerrell Morris, 26, from Houston, traveled to Arlington intending to confront his ex’s new boyfriend, mistakenly identified Cooley as that target and opened fire. Morris was arrested and charged with murder. A second suspect, David Paul Jones, was also arrested and charged and was awaiting extradition to Tarrant County.

Cooley was remembered by family and friends as an exceptional athlete, a talented artist, and someone who loved music and cooking; he had hoped to pursue a music career. Does anyone who knew Robert or who was in that area on May 4, 2020, have information that could shed more light on what happened?