Simon Nguyen

Simon Nguyen, an 18-year-old Hispanic male, was fatally shot in Grand Prairie, Texas, on the night of October 12, 2023. That evening, Simon met with two other young men, 19-year-old Nathan Nix and 19-year-old Nakarius Hall, in the 1000 block of Coffeyville Trail. According to police, the three were engaged in a "possible high-risk activity" when a disturbance or argument occurred, which ended with Simon being shot.

After the shooting, Simon's friends transported him to the Medical City ER Grand Prairie. Police were called to the hospital at approximately 10:40 p.m. for a shooting investigation. Upon arrival, they learned that Simon had been pronounced dead by emergency room staff from an apparent gunshot wound.

Detectives with the Grand Prairie Police Department determined that Simon knew the individuals involved in the shooting. Their investigation quickly led them to identify Nix and Hall as the suspects. On October 13, the day after the incident, Nix was located and apprehended by the United States Marshal Service North Texas Fugitive Task Force. The following day, October 14, police arrested Hall at his home in Arlington.

Both Nix and Hall were booked into the Grand Prairie Detention Center and charged with capital murder for their roles in Simon's death. In a subsequent development, one of the suspects pleaded guilty to a charge of murder.