Terrance Lamont Kinard

Terrance Lamont Kinard Jr. was a 20-year-old aspiring hip-hop artist from El Paso, Texas, known to many by his stage name, T. Kizer Tha Dummy. He was also known as “T.K.” or “T Kizer.”

On the night of January 26, 2019, Kinard, a Black man, was at a house party in the 8800 block of Mount Whitney Drive in Northeast El Paso. Just after midnight, while outside and a few houses away from the party, multiple gunshots were heard. Kinard was shot and died at the scene. His death was the first homicide in El Paso that year.

For nearly five years, the case went unresolved as El Paso police and Crime Stoppers of El Paso asked the public for help in identifying those involved. A major development came in late 2023 when a grand jury handed down indictments. Between November 2023 and January 2024, authorities arrested a total of 11 suspects in connection with Kinard's death. One suspect was arrested in Lubbock, Texas, and another was located and arrested in Grafton, North Dakota, before being extradited to El Paso.

The 11 people indicted were David Lee Moore, Miguel Aquino Ferrer, Marcus Kaleb Moore, Juan Manuel Noria, Obadiah John President, Jeremiah Deshawn Perkins, Bryanna Lovett, Deyone Quartaril Bridges, Savannah Mariyah Smith, Jacob Alexander Willis, and Joshua Cecil Davis. All faced charges of capital murder for retaliation and engaging in organized criminal activity. Indictments alleged that several of the suspects were members of a criminal street gang. Bridges, Davis, Willis, and Marcus Moore also faced an additional charge of directing the activities of a street gang.

In a subsequent development, charges against seven of the 11 suspects were dropped or dismissed. Four suspects still face charges and await trial in connection with the homicide. As of February 2024, police considered the investigation to be ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to call El Paso police at 915-212-4040 or Crime Stoppers of El Paso at 566-8477.