On January 16, 2024, 17-year-old Jeriyous Rah-Rah Wright and 20-year-old Jon’Tavion Jon-Jon Allen were found shot to death inside a car parked at an apartment complex on Bickers Street in West Dallas. The two had been close friends for nearly a decade and were known locally for boxing and playing sports together.

The Dallas Police Department opened an investigation and later arrested two men. Eighteen-year-old Ethyn Leang and 20-year-old Francisco Herrera were charged with capital murder in connection with the double homicide. The motive for the shootings has not been made clear.

The deaths deeply affected their families and the West Dallas community, where friends and neighbors remembered Wright and Allen as inseparable companions who brought energy and camaraderie to the neighborhood. If anyone knew Jeriyous Wright or has information relevant to the case, please share what you know.