Ronald Thirkield Wyatt was 32 when he was shot and killed in Fort Worth’s Highland Hills neighborhood on April 10, 2015. Witnesses say the confrontation began over a pair of sunglasses Wyatt had bought from another man; during a later phone conversation the suspect allegedly told Wyatt one of them was going to go. As Wyatt drove on the 1400 block of Stafford Drive the suspect is reported to have produced a firearm and fired multiple rounds at Wyatt’s vehicle. Wyatt attempted to flee by reversing but crashed into a house and was found deceased inside his car at the scene.

Authorities identified a 29-year-old suspect, Nicholas Jeremiah Jackson, who was arrested and charged with murder in connection with the shooting. Family and neighbors described deep shock and sorrow; relatives remembered Wyatt as a loving, kind-hearted man and a gentle giant. Funeral services took place April 18, 2015, at New Mount Carmel Baptist Church, and tributes were posted on his Ever Loved memorial page.

If anyone witnessed the shooting or has information about the events on Stafford Drive that evening, please share what is known.