Mohamadou Thera, 43, was found unresponsive with a gunshot wound to the head in the middle of P Avenue near Sherwood Drive in Plano, Texas, on December 6, 2023, at about 10:30 p.m. He was transported to a local hospital and pronounced dead. Thera, a Sherman resident, was a husband and father of four who had migrated to the United States and worked as an Uber driver to support his family.

Police arrested 21-year-old Plano resident Jaheim Kemp on December 7, 2023. According to court records, Thera had picked up Kemp around 10 p.m.; Uber records show the ride was canceled shortly after confirmation. About 30 minutes later Thera was found. Detectives located Thera’s stolen Honda Accord less than a mile from the scene outside Kemp’s residence, watched Kemp leave in the car, stopped him, and found a handgun matching the shell casing from the scene. Surveillance from a nearby elementary school shows two people walking toward the crime scene; investigators believe one was Kemp and the second person remains unidentified.

Thera’s family and the local community have been left devastated; a GoFundMe was created to help with funeral expenses. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Plano Police Department’s Crimes Against Persons Tip Line at (972) 941-2148.