Fifteen-year-old Ryan Lara of Duncanville, Texas, was shot and killed on November 8, 2014, while moving his family’s truck from the street to the driveway. Ryan was undergoing chemotherapy for lymphoma and had been expected to survive his cancer treatment. According to family accounts, Ryan told them the attackers were trying to steal the vehicle before he died; his older brother Richard ran outside and began firing at the fleeing vehicle, uncertain whether any shots struck it.

Police arrested four suspects in connection with the killing: 19-year-old Tyler Geraud Wiley, who was charged with capital murder and held on a $1 million bond; 19-year-old Kaelan Stephens, held on a $1 million bond; and two 17-year-olds, Torrey Goodson Jr. and Marcus Rice, with Goodson held on a $500,000 bond. Investigators were also searching for additional suspects and a silver, four-door 2000 Acura TL with a sunroof believed to have been used in the crime. Wiley later pleaded guilty and accepted a life sentence; the other defendants’ cases were still pending at that time.

A cross marks the spot where Ryan was shot, and about 400 people attended his funeral. If anyone has information about the shooting, the vehicle used, or other people involved, please come forward.