On May 13, 2024, about 12:31 p.m., Waco police responded to a reported shooting in the 900 block of South 12th Street and found 18-year-old Anthony Powe suffering from a gunshot wound. Officers performed life-saving measures and he was taken to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The shooting occurred outside an apartment complex and was counted as Waco’s sixth homicide of 2024.

The Waco Police Department opened a homicide investigation and asked the public for help identifying and locating the shooter. No suspect description was released initially and the perpetrator remained at large. Authorities asked anyone with information to call the Waco Police Department at 254-750-7500 or submit an anonymous tip to Crime Stoppers at 254-753-HELP (4357), with a possible reward up to $2,000 for information leading to an arrest.

An obituary for Anthony A. Powe Jr. says he was born July 12, 2005, in Fort Worth and later moved to Waco, where he continued his education; it describes him as loving, fond of clothes, shoes and hair, and devoted to his family. If anyone knew Anthony or witnessed the shooting, please contact investigators with any information.