On October 26, 2024, at about 3 p.m., Irving police responded to a shooting on Cowboys Parkway near Valley Ranch Parkway and found 18-year-old Cidrik Calhoune Jr. dead at the scene. The Irving Police Department opened an immediate investigation into the fatal shooting.

Detectives identified 17-year-old Khalil Phillip Lavell Townsend as a suspect, obtained an arrest warrant, and located and arrested him on October 28, 2024. Townsend was charged with murder in connection with Calhoune’s death. Authorities have not released a motive or detailed circumstances leading up to the shooting.

If anyone saw activity near Cowboys Parkway and Valley Ranch Parkway on October 26 or has information about interactions involving Calhoune that day, please come forward to the Irving Police Department.