Preston Jerome Scott, known by his stage name Preston Jerome PJ OneEight, was 29 when he was shot and killed in Waco, Texas, on April 1, 2019. Police responded about 10:45 p.m. to the area of Dallas and Carver Streets after a report of a man down and found Scott unresponsive in the street with an apparent gunshot wound to his back. He was taken to Baylor Scott & White Hillcrest Hospital and was pronounced dead at 11:30 p.m.

Investigators identified two suspects in the shooting, Casey Wade Hughes and Justice Allen Stanford, and charged them with capital murder. The case connected to a stolen vehicle found after both men were located in Clinton, Arkansas. Scott was a local rapper who performed as PJ OneEight; friends described him as funny, caring, and ambitious about his music career.

Does anyone have information about that night or knew Scott and his circle in Waco?