Thomas Earl Talton, 40, was found fatally shot along the 2100 block of Colcord Avenue after a 911 caller reported an unresponsive person in the roadway about 1:20 a.m. on November 17, 2025. Officers and emergency medical personnel attempted life-saving measures at the scene but pronounced him dead; his death was confirmed as resulting from gun violence and recorded as Waco’s tenth homicide of the year.

Investigators worked overnight to identify the victim and, by the next day, confirmed his name. The Waco Police Department has treated the case as an active homicide, canvassing the neighborhood for witnesses and evidence. No arrests have been announced, no suspect has been publicly identified, and police are urging anyone who saw or heard anything that night on Colcord Avenue to contact Crime Stoppers.

Friends and family described Thomas as warm and lively, and community tributes noted he was lost to gun violence on November 17, 2025. Does anyone who lived on or near Colcord Avenue that night have information that could help the investigation?