On September 22, 2024, at about 12:39 a.m., Killeen Police officers responded to reports of gunfire in the 2200 block of Wheeler Avenue and found 22-year-old Dirkshawn Bryan Jr. lying in the roadway with multiple gunshot wounds. Officers began life-saving measures and paramedics continued care, but Bryan was pronounced dead at 12:48 a.m. An autopsy was performed at the Southwestern Institute of Forensic Sciences in Dallas.

Killeen Police Department’s Criminal Investigation Division opened an investigation; the department called this the city’s 17th murder of 2024. Detectives say there is no ongoing threat to the community. No arrests have been announced and no suspects have been publicly identified; investigators have asked anyone with information to contact Crime Stoppers at 254-526-TIPS (8477) or submit tips online or via the P3Tips App.

Does anyone have information about Dirkshawn Bryan’s movements that night or saw activity near Wheeler Avenue around midnight on September 22?