Trevor Julian, a 29-year-old U.S. Marine veteran and Whitehouse resident, was killed after a road‑rage confrontation in Tyler, Texas, on February 13, 2026. He was a passenger in a Tesla driven by his wife, with their three children in the back seat, when the vehicle stopped at a red light at East Grande Boulevard and Paluxy Drive at about 5:10 p.m. An abrupt stop reportedly caused the pickup behind them, driven by 23-year-old Dayton Alexander Morgan of Ben Wheeler, to brake hard and a verbal dispute ensued.

Julian exited the Tesla and approached Morgan’s truck. From inside his vehicle, Morgan retrieved a pistol and fired two shots through the driver’s side window; Julian was hit in the neck and upper left chest. Bystanders began CPR and emergency services transported Julian to a hospital, where he died. Morgan remained at the scene, admitted to shooting during police questioning, and said Julian had been yelling but had not threatened him or appeared armed. Investigators found no evidence to support a self‑defense claim; Morgan was arrested and charged with murder and booked into the Smith County Jail with bond set at $1,000,000. The case is under investigation.

Did anyone in the Tyler area witness the confrontation or have dashcam footage from that intersection that could help clarify what happened?