Jaquai Quay Thompson, a 14-year-old eighth grader known as Quay, was shot and killed on March 6, 2025, during an altercation involving multiple teenagers in a Katy, Texas, neighborhood off North Fry Road north of West Little York Road. Investigators say Jaquai was with a group of friends when another group of teenage boys approached; one teen allegedly fired a weapon and Jaquai was found deceased near a retention pond with gunshot wounds after the others fled.

Two arrests followed the shooting. A 15-year-old has been charged with murder; authorities have not released his identity because of his age. A 17-year-old, identified as Ammonte Keys, was charged with aggravated assault after investigators say he used a firearm as a blunt object during the confrontation. Officials have not disclosed whether others are being sought, and the circumstances that triggered the dispute remain unclear.

Jaquai attended Rowe Middle School in the Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District. His family described him as active and well loved who enjoyed sports and time outdoors; his cousin Kelvin Sarver said Jaquai spent a lot of time at the family home and was close to the children there. Does anyone have information about that neighborhood or the groups of teens involved on March 6?