Demondre Green

Demondre Green, a 29-year-old Black man, was a father of three children and worked in security at the Omni Hotel in Fort Worth, Texas. His family described him as an upstanding man, and he was engaged to be married in July 2019.

In the early morning hours of February 24, 2019, Green and his brother were leaving a bar in the Uptown area of Dallas. Shortly after 2 a.m., Green was attempting to back his car out of a tight parallel parking spot on Routh Street. His brother, who had gotten out to guide him, said a group of people in a car parked behind them began yelling at them not to hit their vehicle. Words were exchanged, and Green’s brother got back into the passenger seat. As they tried to leave, one of the men from the other group walked up to the driver's side window and displayed a gun. According to his family, Green asked, "Hey, what are you going to do with that?" before the man opened fire into the car. Green was shot multiple times and died at the scene. His brother was also struck by gunfire but survived his injuries.

Two days later, on February 26, Dallas police arrested 23-year-old Christopher Rommell McKinney Jr. for the shooting. A witness who knew McKinney had identified him in a police lineup. During an interview with detectives, McKinney waived his Miranda rights and admitted to his role in the offense. He was subsequently charged with murder and booked into the Dallas County Jail.

In interviews given from jail, McKinney expressed remorse for Green’s death and asked his family for forgiveness, but claimed he had acted in self-defense. McKinney alleged that Green had a gun and had threatened to shoot him first, which prompted him to pull his own weapon. He said he fled the scene because he was scared. However, police investigators publicly stated that neither Demondre Green nor his brother was found to be in possession of a weapon. Authorities also confirmed they were not seeking any other suspects in the case.

Christopher McKinney Jr.’s murder trial was scheduled to begin later in 2019 but was postponed. The delay was caused by a shortage of potential jurors in Dallas County after an insufficient number of citizens responded to their jury summons. As of that postponement in 2019, the case was pending trial.