Late on October 22, 2023, a Travis County deputy was flagged down on Wells Branch Parkway after a man pointed out a red 2023 Nissan Sentra with front-end damage. Inside the car’s backseat, 29-year-old Nahiean Edwin Wright of Killeen was found unresponsive with multiple gunshot wounds. Wright was taken to a nearby hospital and later pronounced dead.

The man who alerted deputies was identified as 32-year-old George Nickerius Nolden of Waco. Nolden reportedly asked to be handcuffed and said he had shot Wright in self-defense after Wright became angry and reportedly pointed a gun at him. Deputies found only one firearm in the vehicle along with several shell casings, and investigators say Wright appears to have been shot at a different location before the vehicle — which showed signs of a recent collision — was located. Wright and Nolden were known to each other prior to the incident.

The Travis County Sheriff’s Office has charged Nolden with murder and is continuing its investigation. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Sheriff’s tip line or Crime Stoppers.