Sir Robert Wesley Dixon, 17, of Ferris, Texas, was shot in the neck and killed on May 10, 2025, during a violent altercation at Jerry Watson Memorial Park that involved multiple people. The confrontation reportedly began as a dispute between two groups and escalated into gunfire; authorities say a juvenile suspect struck Dixon.

Investigators say five people were arrested in connection with the shooting. A firearm recovered from a vehicle occupied by the juvenile suspect and others is being forensically examined to determine if it is the murder weapon. Police executed a search warrant at the home and vehicle of 32-year-old Donald Lofton Jr., who was arrested in Waxahachie on charges of failure to report a felony and tampering with physical evidence. Another person taken into custody was Dixon’s twin brother, Mister Donald Dwayne Dixon; police say after Sir Robert Wesley Dixon was shot his twin retrieved a gun and fired multiple rounds at the juvenile suspect believed to have fired the first shot.

Funeral services for Sir Robert Wesley Dixon are scheduled at Lucille Missionary Baptist Church in Palmer, with visitation at Green Funeral Home in Red Oak. The community has been raising funds to help the family with funeral expenses.

If anyone has information about the shooting at Jerry Watson Memorial Park or saw activity there on May 10, please come forward.