James Penegar, a 55-year-old African American man, was killed on March 8, 2019, in McKinney, Texas. He was struck by a single stray bullet after an altercation outside a house on Maples Avenue where roughly 30 people had gathered; he was walking to a friend’s home and was pronounced dead at Medical City McKinney. Police said the shooter fired into the air, though that detail could not be confirmed, and witnesses said the shooter drove off in a silver car.

Penegar’s daughters Takila and Constance Penegar publicly expressed their grief and emphasized the bullet was not meant for him. A juvenile was arrested on March 19, 2019, in connection with the shooting. The North Texas Crime Commission’s Crime Stoppers offered up to a $5,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction. Friends and family remembered Penegar as someone who could make anyone smile and called for continued efforts to find justice.

If anyone was at the gathering on Maples Avenue or has information about the silver car or the shooting, please share what is known with McKinney police.