On the night of May 28, 2024, 23-year-old Jourdyn Khalil Matthew Jones was walking home from a store in Wichita Falls, Texas, with his sister and two friends when two masked men in black hoodies confronted the group at Wichita Street and Calhoun Street and demanded their belongings. Jourdyn tried to disarm one of the assailants; a struggle followed and he was shot twice — one grazing his chest and another entering his groin. He died the next day despite medical attention.

Wichita Falls police arrested two teenagers in connection with the robbery and shooting. On May 30, 2024, 17-year-old Traquan Cox Eiland was taken into custody after officers executed a search warrant at his Calhoun Street residence; he attempted to flee but was captured. Shortly afterward 18-year-old Cortez Lee Banks Jr. was arrested. Authorities say witness identification, surveillance footage and firearms recovered at Eiland’s home, including a green 9mm handgun, linked the suspects to the crime. Both were charged with capital murder, multiple counts of aggravated robbery, and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and remained in custody as proceedings continued.

Jourdyn’s family and the Wichita Falls community described him as kind-hearted and protective; a vigil was held and the family received community support for funeral expenses. Who in Wichita Falls might have seen the group that night or has information about the confrontation at Wichita and Calhoun streets?