Seventeen-year-old Keymere McCriston, a junior and offensive lineman at Carter High School, was fatally shot on the evening of February 25, 2024, in Dallas. The shooting happened about 8:50 p.m. in the 2700 block of Easter Avenue. Police found a crashed vehicle with McCriston in the driver’s seat and suffering from gunshot wounds; a brother who was a passenger was also injured and later released from the hospital.

Witnesses heard a loud crash and cries for help; a neighbor described the car as traveling at high speed before striking a utility pole and a parked car, leaving downed power lines and outages. Investigators say the shooting occurred during a suspected robbery, though many specifics have not been released. On April 3, 2024, Dallas police arrested a 17-year-old suspect and charged that person with murder; the suspect’s name has not been released because of juvenile status.

If anyone has information about what happened that night, please come forward.