Deroyal Darnell Talley Jr. was 19 and from Dallas when he was shot inside a vehicle on December 7, 2018, at 2700 Palo Alto Drive in South Dallas. He and 17-year-old Demareyea Bazile were transported to hospitals and later died; a 16-year-old juvenile in the same vehicle survived after surgery. Talley worked at McDonald’s for two years, attended Dallas Can Academy, and is survived by his mother Joyale Billard, step-father DeRoyal Talley Sr., siblings and other family.

The Dallas Police Department arrested 18-year-old Lexington Malik Wright, who surrendered to homicide detectives and admitted to shooting the three occupants. Wright was charged with capital murder and aggravated assault in case #262446-2018. Crime Stoppers offered up to a $5,000 reward for information leading to arrest and indictment.

Did anyone in the community know Talley or the other victims and have information that could add context to what happened that night?