Myers Anthony Jr., a 16-year-old sophomore and junior varsity football player at Lancaster High School, was shot in the early hours of Sunday, April 12, 2026, in Lancaster, Texas. Police were called just after 1 a.m. to the 600 block of Hilton Drive near Meadowcreek Park, where officers found him at a residence with life-threatening, multiple gunshot wounds. He was transported to Methodist Central Hospital and later died.

The shooting occurred in a quiet residential neighborhood; neighbors reported hearing what they first thought might be fireworks before the area filled with police and emergency vehicles. Lancaster police are investigating the incident as a homicide and described it as isolated with no ongoing threat, but they have not released what led up to the shooting. By Monday, the school notified students, Lancaster ISD said it was in contact with the family, and counseling and support services were made available.

As of the reports available, no arrest has been announced, no suspect has been publicly named, and police have not said whether anyone has been identified in connection with the killing. Did anyone in the neighborhood or the school community see or hear anything that could help investigators?