Terry McDade, a 60-year-old Black man known in obituaries and memorials as Terry L. Rabbit McDade, was found unresponsive with a gunshot wound on July 5, 2025, in the 1200 block of Terlingua Avenue in Odessa, Texas, and was pronounced dead at the scene. Officers arrived just after 3 p.m.; the neighborhood was cordoned off as detectives began investigating the shooting.

Investigators reviewed surveillance footage and gathered witness information that led to a suspect. Odessa police obtained a warrant and arrested 21-year-old Jerry Jeremiah Rendon Jr., who was booked into the Ector County Law Enforcement Center on a murder charge; local reports noted bond was set at $500,000. Authorities say the investigation remains active and investigators are still examining motive and the full sequence of events.

Family and friends have mourned McDade publicly through obituaries and memorial pages. If anyone has information about McDade’s death or saw activity near Terlingua Avenue on July 5, please share what you know with investigators.