Simon Nguyen was 18 when he was fatally shot on the night of October 12, 2023, in Grand Prairie, Texas. Friends transported him to Medical City ER Grand Prairie at about 10:40 p.m., where emergency room staff pronounced him dead.

Investigators say Nguyen had met with two 19-year-olds, Nathan Nix and Nakarius Hall, in the 1000 block of Coffeyville Trail and that the three were involved in a possible high-risk activity when a disturbance led to Nguyen being shot. Law enforcement identified and arrested both men: Nix on October 13, 2023, by the U.S. Marshal Service North Texas Fugitive Task Force, and Hall the next day at his Arlington residence. Both were charged with capital murder and held at the Grand Prairie Detention Center. The exact nature of the high-risk activity and the sequence of events that led to the shooting have not been fully disclosed.

Nguyen’s funeral services were held October 19 and 20, 2023, at Wade Funeral Home and Crematory in Arlington. He is survived by his parents Holli-Ha and Phu-Si Nguyen, his sisters Diana and Sarah Ngoc Nguyen, and his girlfriend Yessina Padilla. Does anyone have information about the events on Coffeyville Trail that night?