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Killeen Murder Cases 2021
January 30 Asher Levi Kitchens, 34, shot and killed, two others taken to hospital. The three men were at a residence in the 600 block of Murphy Street. SOLVED February 1, 2021 Syrknoreon Dewuntrel Pilgram, 30 was charged with murder and two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
February 21 Anthony Newton, 25, shot and killed in the 4400 block of Watercrest Road SOLVED Gregory Ellis,21 charged
with Tampering/Fabricating Evidence. This shooting was deemed non-criminal.
February 23 Tiffany S Shepard, 34, shot and killed in the 3900 block of Tatonka Dr. SOLVED Archie A Mitchell husband of
Tiffany committed suicide
May 2 Michael D Sanders, 28, found shot at 308 S 2nd St. (Club Legends)
May 31 Jaquan Tahaj Davis, 16, missing since April 2 was found on May 31 after officers were dispatched to the 2200 block of Dickens Drive in reference to a shots fired. They located a male on the side of the roadway suffering from a gunshot wound. A Person of Interest was apprehended for an unrelated warrant
May 31 Hudson Tai, 67, was found deceased in a backyard in the 600 block of Adams Ave., no ID was found, Tai was
identified through dental records. Hudson Tai was reported missing and last seen on May 26, 2021 in the 600 block of Adams Avenue
June 14, the death has been declared a homicide. DNA testing is being conducted to ID the person.
June 7 Ronda K Mack, 54, found deceased under a tree 4800 block of Rainbow Circle. Woman was fully clothed and had plastic bags covering parts of her body. (Original article stated her body was found wrapped in plastic). There is no indication of foul play at this time, pending the results of the autopsy.
June 7 Anthony House, 38, shot in the 300 block of S 42nd Street. SOLVED Deemed a domestic dispute the suspect was initially arrested, and released
June 11 Darryl G Williams, 60, found laying in the grass in the 200 block of Avenue B
July 31 Deon Dewayne Elliot, 36, shot in the 4300 blk of S Ft Hood near the Elms Rd intersection, 2 persons of interest have been detained
August 1 Kentaro T Cooper, 25, fatally shot at Valero Convenience store where he worked on the corner of Trimmier & E Elms
Killeen Murder Cases 2020
January 8 Michael Cirilo, 32, shot and killed
January 10 James Centron Taylor Mitchell, Jr. 18, shot and killed SOLVED Mitchell was shot when breaking into a
residence. (No charges were made)
January 23 Quan Kendrick Devin Scott, 2 months, murdered by his caregiver SOLVED
Shanique Shaniel-Shavon Parker, 29, has plead not guilty
February 9 Ann Evans, 63, found murdered in her home SOLVED Luke Matthew Cuellar, 25, the boyfriend of Evans’ granddaughter stabbed Evans in the neck during a robbery. Cuellar is charged with murder
February 10 John D. Mitchell, 27, stabbed to death SOLVED Anthony Taylor Masters-Gutierrez, 27, charged with murder
February 10 Teckla Domesca, 19, shot and killed Jordan Henry Jessup, 21, Shane M Duncan, 21 have been indicted for theft of fire arms belonging to Domesca but not his murder March 1 SPC Shelby Jones, 20, shot and killed SOLVED Bell County grand jury did not take action
March 14 Asia Cline, 22, shot and killed, SOLVED 8/28/20 Barnard Lnell Morrow, 21, was charged with "capital murder of multiple persons,"
March 14 SPC Freddy B Delacruz, 23, shot and killed, SOLVED 8/28/20 Barnard Lnell Morrow, 21, was charged with "capital murder of multiple persons,"
March 14 Shaquan Markell Allred, 23, shot and killed, SOLVED 8/28/20 Barnard Lnell Morrow, 21, was charged with "capital murder of multiple persons,"
March 16 Terrance Darnell Iles, 22, shot and killed
March 23 Michael Steven Wardrobe, 23, shot and killed SOLVED SPC Jovino Jamel Roy, 22, has been charged with murder
March 29 Kaitlyn Silverio, 20, shot and killed SOLVED De’Jauna Monte Williams, 18,
and Cedric Vernon Henderson Jr., 19, have been charged with murder
May 4 Kevin Anton Davis, 58, shot and killed. Davis is the son of former Bell County Justice of the
Peace Claudia Brown
May 16 Nalani Jessica Hendrich, 8 months, her father Eddice Octavius Braswell, 22 , charged with injury to a child with serious bodily injury/mental defect-intentional SOLVED
June 1 Christopher McWhorter, 35, shot and killed during a struggle with a gun SOLVED No action taken by the DA
June 1 Ricky Darnell Ball, 30, shot and killed
June 2 Jared Michael Tristan, 29, shot and killed SOLVED Bell County Grand Jury did not take action
June 14 Shareef Raekwon Ali-Barnett, (Army vet) 24, shot and killed SOLVED 24 yr old Breez Collier and 18 yr old Jessica Hampton, are each charged with murder, also arrested and charged Hampton's 15 year old brother
June 19 Pvt. Gregory Wedel-Morales, 23, skeletal remains of a missing soldier discovered in Killeen were positively identified as those of Private Gregory Morales. Morales was last seen alive Aug. 19, 2019.
June 27 Nilsa Maria Arce, 50, thrown off a balcony June 25, SOLVED Raymond A Rivera, 35, charged with aggravated assault causing serious bodily injury**Update charges have been changed to murder
September 14 Jervontre Robinson, 14, found unresponsive at his home in the 5000 block of Willamette Lane SOLVED
A recent article KDH states Robinson's death to be a Justified Homicide
September 16 Jonathon A. Hampton, 24, shot in the head on Fairview Dr. Sept. 14
September 21 Emma Jones, 43, shot on 9/19 in the 2600 Block of Lewis St SOLVED Chance Anthony Harrison, 48 has been charged with murder
September 25 Damien Xavier Rocha-Torres, 18, shot an killed in 2500 block of Camp Cooper Dr. SOLVED 16yr old arrested
October 24 Robin Renee Moses, 30, shot and killed
October 24 Rodell E. Wallace, 29, shot and killed
October 24 Malcolm J. Laborn, 26, shot and killed
November 23 Qutub U Qurashi, 57, shot on Nov 21 by his son Mohammed A Qurashi, 21 SOLVED
December 12 Bryan S Story, 32,(Army vet) involved in a hit and run SOLVED Jordan M Smart, 27. May 24, 2020 Smart hit 2
men with his vehicle and ran. Story died on 12/12/20 of injuries sustained from the incident. Smart faces numerous charges including murder
December 17 Tonya Denise Dixon, 45, shot and killed in the 300 block of S 10th Street
December 26 Cadarian Connell Parker,19, shot and killed 700 block of Houston St. (5 year old also shot but survived)
TOTAL MURDERS 32 TOTAL SOLVED 20 UNSOLVED 12
Killeen Murder cases in 2019
January 3 Jenna Scott, 28
Michael Swearingin, 32
Both cases have been SOLVED
Note....Cedric Marks who murdered both in Killeen, drove their bodies to Oklahoma and buried them in
shallow graves. Maya Maxwell, 26 has also been indicted. Marks is also a person of interest in the
disappearance of April Pease who went missing Sept. 2009 in Bloomington, MN.
April is also the mother of Marks' 13 year old son, her disappearance
occurred prior to a scheduled custody court date.** UPDATE 3/17/20 Marks now faces another murder
charge for the kidnap and murder of April Pease in MN**Marks is currently held in Bell County on capital
murder charges. **Although murders occurred in Killeen, Temple PD is handling the cases**
February 17 Obadiah Moishe Bush, 17, shot and killed SOLVED Darius Kirt York, 21 and Zamante Jamon Alvis, 17
were arrested. York has been charged with murder
March 21 Rudolph Kenyetta Hardison, 37, shot and killed, found inside his car
June 3 Chelsea Lynell Cheatham, 32, Chelsea was found murdered in a room at the Days Inn,
however no mention of this was ever made in the Killeen news paper until Sept. 19 SOLVED
20 year old soldier Cory Grafton confessed to the murder, his DNA also found at the crime scene
June 9 Kevin Lebriant Thomas, 29, shot and killed
June 18 Luis Angel Santiago, 28, shot and killed SOLVED 4 men have been indicted for murder
Dexter Washington, 47, his sons Shyheem 21, Javonte 16, and Eric Madden 22
June 30 Seth Ward, 33, found murdered in his pickup truck
August 11 Jacques Lee Jackson, 17, shot and killed
August 28 Zeontre Da’Shon Horton, 18, shot and killed SOLVED Myshan Leandre Diggles, 30, and Malik Devante
Chrystal, 21 have been arrested only charged with deadly conduct/deadly firearm
October 2 Markez Anthony Bryant, 17, shot and killed
October 4 Simeon O. Shaw, 36, shot and killed SOLVED Andrew Lovell Stewart, 19 has been charged with murder
October 30 Jonathan Martinez-Cruz, 19, shot and killed
October 30 Luis E Cosme, 48, (Vet) shot and killed SOLVED 25-year-old Bryan Jamal Dunn charged with the murder
Dunn refused to accept a plea deal for Life with possibility of parole he is now charged with Capital Murder
November 2 Maikol Abdiel Colon, 33
December 30 Steven Guiles, 29, shot and killed SOLVED Isaac Terrell Boston,24 charged with murder
December 31 Lou Busby III, 19, shot December 28
TOTAL MURDERS 15 TOTAL SOLVED 7 UNSOLVED 8 (Total does not include Jenna Scott or Michael Swearingin)
Killeen Murder cases in 2018
February 7 Robert M Blunt, 52, Army vet shot multiple times
February 28 Lamar Marcell Roberson, 32, Army vet shot and killed SOLVED Jason Ricardo Baez, 31 charged with murder April 23 Otts Hernandez, 35, Army vet shot and killed
June 9 Heather Mae Walker, 29, Army veteran multiple stab wounds SOLVED Marcia Jadonna Burchett, 28
has been charged with murder
July 17 Hasson Lindsey Jr., 21, shot and killed SOLVED Ramond McKinnon Jr, 28 is charged with murder
August 4 Cleveland Jermaine Lewis, 33, shot and killed
August 18 Deandre Patrick Thomas, 41, Army vet, shot and killed SOLVED Reginald Jackson sent. 30 years EP 11/20/34 REL 11/20/49
December 3 Marquis Demps, 21, Army vet, shot and killed SOLVED Talitha Marieanne Collins,31,
Justice Dinell Jamar Brue-Miller,21, Derek Gregory Spragins, 28, have been charged with murder
December 10 William Gillen 75, shot and killed, wife Linda 71 Murder Suicide SOLVED
December 20 Yorrick T Toms, 24, shot and killed
TOTAL MURDERS 10 TOTAL SOLVED 6 UNSOLVED 4
Killeen Murder cases in 2017
Jan. 02 Randal K Anderson, 22, was shot and killed
Jan. 11 Eric Dieter Hill, 34, was shot and killed
Jan. 16 Harry "Butch" Polite, 31, was shot and killed
Feb. 21 Quinton Rashard Hill, 23, was shot and killed
Feb. 26 William Petty, a security guard working at a Subway shot and killed
March 4 Daniel Scott Daulton, 23, was stabbed and killed, by his father SOLVED Danny L Daulton Sent. 20 yrs. EP 3/3/27 REL 3/3/37
March 7 Rocky Wayne Marsh, a 38-year-old was beaten and stabbed SOLVED
March 24 Joseph C. Colon, 13, was shot and killed
April 17 Fort Hood soldier Justin Lewis shot and killed
May 9 Travis James Granger (Vet), 29, was shot and killed SOLVED Keith Marinnie, Jr Sent. 5 yrs. Not Elg for early parole REL 5/5/22
May 30 John Seth Jr., 80, was shot and killed SOLVED Santiago Vasquiz, Sent. 14 yrs EP 3/11/26 REL 3/11/33
July 15 Daniel Magee, 29, was shot and killed
Aug. 19 Brandi Jo Cadena, 28, was found dead with a gunshot wound in her home
Aug. 25 Glenroy Joseph Smith, 34, was shot and killed
Sept. 11 Taron Marquise Tillman-Ratliff, 20, was shot and killed
Sept. 19 Pierre Andre Keupp, of Killeen, 27, was shot and killed
Sept. 28 Stephen M. Rowe, 39, of California, was found shot and killed in Killeen
Nov. 12 Curtis Shelley, 27, was killed. The shooter was a neighbor whom he had an ongoing dispute with, police said, and the relative of a Killeen Police Department employee. SOLVED No action taken by the DA
Nov. 25 Samaka Powell, 27, was shot and killed by her husband Raymond Davis, 31, at the Valero gas station she worked at on Stan Schlueter Loop. Davis turned the gun on himself and committed suicide. SOLVED
Dec. 17 Bernard Trumarde Winston-Haynes, 34, and Courtney Jamal Nelson, 34, both died after an incident in the Lone Star Inn and Suites on South Second Street. Both died from gunshot wounds from each other. SOLVED
TOTAL MURDERS 21 TOTAL SOLVED 7 UNSOLVED 14