Gregory Martez Marty Patton, 34, was shot and killed in the pre-dawn hours of October 14, 2024. Officers responding to a 911 report found Patton with gunshot wounds about 2:30 a.m. in the Thomas Homes community on 6th Street in Carrollton. He received aid at the scene and was taken to Tanner Medical Center, where he died.

A suspect was arrested later the same day: 26-year-old Quantrevion Desean Caldwell of Carrollton was taken into custody and charged with Patton’s murder. Authorities did not immediately release a motive or full details about how the shooting unfolded, and the investigation remained ongoing.

A Celebration of Life service for Patton was held October 23, 2024, at Willie A. Watkins Funeral Home’s Carrollton Chapel. Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact the Carrollton Police Department; tips may be given anonymously. Did anyone in the Carrollton area have information about Gregory Patton or the events that night?