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Laprida D. Shears, 25, of Tyler, Texas, was fatally shot on August 29, 2015, at Bunny’s gas station at Highway 14 and Loop 323 in Tyler. The shooting occurred during a large confrontation involving members of a Tyler-area gang and a Longview-area gang, with about 300 people present. Four weapons were fired in the shootout and several people were wounded, including Bertram Arnie, Romel Johnson, and Damonte Shears.

On October 8, 2015, 30-year-old D’Mio Ingram of Longview was arrested in connection with Laprida Shears’s death. Ingram, identified as a member of the 2200 12th Street Gang in Longview, was indicted on January 5, 2016, and his bond was set at $750,000. His trial began in April 2016 in the 241st District Court of Jack Skeen.

What further information do readers have about the shooting or anyone who was there that afternoon?