On the evening of November 27, 2024, a shooting at an apartment complex in the 3300 block of North McDonald Street in McKinney, Texas, left 20-year-old Malachi Christopher Theriot dead. Witnesses reported that a 19-year-old man approached a dark gray Dodge Ram parked at the complex and an exchange of gunfire occurred between that man and a passenger in the truck, identified as Malachi Theriot. Both young men were struck; the 19-year-old later was identified as Chris Calvo-Palacios and also died.

After the shooting the Dodge Ram drove to Medical City McKinney, where Theriot and an 18-year-old passenger, Christopher Perez, were dropped off. Emergency responders separately took the 19-year-old to the hospital. An officer later spotted the truck leaving the hospital and pursued it to a car dealership in Richardson. The truck’s driver, 21-year-old Josue Mejia, abandoned the vehicle and was caught after a short foot chase; Christopher Perez was taken into custody at the hospital. Both Mejia and Perez, residents of Princeton, Texas, were arrested and charged with murder and booked into the Collin County Detention Facility. Investigators say they believe the incident was isolated; no motive has been released.

Malachi Theriot was born February 16, 2004, and is survived by his mother, Lesley Theriot, seven sisters and three brothers; his father predeceased him. If anyone knew Malachi or has information about the events that night, please share what can help the investigation.