On June 26, 2024, at about 2:50 p.m. Dallas Police responded to a shooting in the 2200 block of Lagow Street near Fair Park. Officers found 25-year-old Zachary Matthew Lawrence on the ground with a gunshot wound; he was transported to Baylor Hospital and pronounced deceased at 4:17 p.m.

Witnesses at the scene identified 61-year-old Christopher Peterson as the shooter. An arrest affidavit says one witness saw Lawrence and Peterson sitting in chairs next to each other when Peterson approached the witness with a gun. The affidavit alleges Peterson body-slammed Lawrence, stood over him and fired a single shot; another witness said Peterson had taken a gun off Lawrence before the altercation. Peterson was located nearby, arrested without incident and charged with murder; bond was set at $1 million. Authorities have not disclosed any prior history between the two or a motive.

Zachary Zach Matthew Lawrence was born December 3, 1998, in Springfield, Illinois. He is survived by parents, a stepfather, three siblings, two children, grandmothers, a great-grandmother, a significant other and many other family members and friends. Does anyone who knew Zach or who was near Lagow Street that afternoon have information to share?