Waylon Dalawrence Hunt, 37, of Kilgore, Texas, was shot in the head and died on December 24, 2017, during a family gathering. The shooter was his cousin, Marvin Durrell Sanders, who was 38 at the time. Court reporting notes Sanders changed his plea mid-trial after evidence tied him to the murder weapon, and he was later sentenced to 40 years in prison in a Rusk County courtroom.

Hunt’s funeral was held at New Hope Baptist Church in Kilgore and he was buried in New Hope Cemetery. The case was closely followed in the local community, which remembered Hunt as a good man and friend.

Does anyone who knew Waylon or was at that gathering have information that could add detail to the timeline or circumstances of the shooting?