Kendrick Hampton

Kendrick Hampton, a 29-year-old Black man, was shot and killed in Dallas, Texas, on the evening of January 5, 2021. The shooting occurred around 7 p.m. in the 3200 block of South Lancaster Road in the east Oak Cliff area. Hampton was sitting in the driver's seat of his vehicle when an assailant shot him and then fled the scene.

After the shooting, an associate of Hampton's who was with him drove him to a different location. From there, Dallas Fire Rescue personnel responded and transported Hampton to a local hospital. Despite the efforts to save him, he was pronounced dead upon arrival.

The Dallas Police Department immediately launched a homicide investigation. Detectives worked to identify the person responsible for Hampton's death, and on January 20, 2021, they made an arrest. Police took 33-year-old Rapheal Jefferson into custody and charged him with murder. Jefferson was brought to Dallas Police Headquarters, where he declined to speak with a detective before being transported to the Lew Sterrett Jail.

Authorities did not publicly release details about the circumstances that led to the shooting or what connection, if any, existed between Jefferson and Hampton. Following his arrest, Rapheal Jefferson was tried for the killing. He was convicted of murder and sentenced to 35 years in prison, bringing the case to a legal conclusion.