Dalton James Prater, 18, was shot and killed on June 12, 2018, in Mesquite, Texas. He was born June 24, 1999, in Waco and had recently graduated from Rockwall/Heath High School; teammates and family remembered him for his athleticism and bright smile. On the afternoon of June 12, Dalton sat in the driver’s seat of his red Dodge pickup near Gus Thomasson Road and Whitson Way when he was shot multiple times and pronounced dead at the scene. Nineteen-year-old Jacob Bradley Hollett, shot in the same incident, was taken to a hospital and later died.

Investigators said the shooting followed a drug transaction that turned violent when suspects Cassius Shakembe Williams and Rozman Rah-saan Shannon Jr. allegedly tried to buy marijuana and one pulled a handgun, demanding the drugs. Both men were arrested and charged with two counts of capital murder. The family set up a GoFundMe that raised $3,100 in 14 hours; the Mesquite Police Department and Crime Stoppers also offered rewards for information.

If anyone knew Dalton, his routine, or was near Gus Thomasson Road and Whitson Way that afternoon, please share what was seen or heard.