Thirteen-year-old Cason Wesley Hines died on August 7, 2023, in a firearms accident in Snyder, Texas. Born December 4, 2009, in Lubbock, he was a twin and about to start 8th grade at Ira Independent School District. Cason played football, basketball and track, loved science, and was an avid reader who logged over one million words in 2022. He performed in theater productions at The Ritz Theatre and in Junior High UIL One-Act plays, showed seven goats with Ira FFA, and enjoyed hunting, fishing and hunting for fossils and wildlife.

Cason was active in his church, baptized October 1, 2017, and helped teach Sunday school and prepare meals for the Freeway Ministry at Calvary Baptist Church. He was the son of Nathan Hines, a Snyder firefighter. Funeral services were held August 11, 2023, at Calvary Baptist Church with burial at Ira Cemetery. No criminal charges have been reported in connection with the incident; the family suggested donations to the Clearwater Marine Aquarium in his memory.

Did anyone in the Snyder area know Cason or have information about the circumstances of the accident?