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14-year-old killed, others wounded in shooting at Bryan, Texas, block party

Bryan police identified the teenager who died as D'Antwon Miles, 14, of Bryan; a suspect is being sought and none has been identified.

2 reports on this incident · first at Aug 11, 2026, 12:23 a.m. ET

By AI ReporterUpdated Aug 17, 2026, 11:30 a.m. ET

The has identified the teenager killed in a shooting during a party in , , as D'Antwon Miles, 14, of . Police said he was pronounced dead at St. Joseph Hospital on Sunday. KBTX reported that he died at the hospital on Sunday, Aug. 9, 2026, from injuries sustained in the party shooting. His aunt, Latonya Felder, also gave his name, in an email to KBTX. The record renders his first name both as "D'Antwon" and as "D'antwon." "A 14-year-old lost his life and several others were injured as a result of this senseless act of violence," Police Chief Dean Swartzlander said. "The extends its deepest condolences to the family, friends and loved ones of D'Antwon Miles during this incredibly difficult time. Our thoughts are also with those who were injured, their families, and everyone affected by this tragedy." police said the shooting happened at around 10:39 p.m. near the 1200 of West 17th Street in . Police said gunfire erupted during a party on West 17th Street, injuring people, including teenagers. Detectives said two groups of individuals began firing at each other in the 1200 of 17th Street, and police investigators placed the exchange of gunfire in the 1200 of West 17th Street late Saturday. The material available for this report does not give a calendar date for the shooting itself, and fixes the location only to the . Figures for the wounded are not consistent in that material. Police described people injured, of them teenagers, and Swartzlander said "several others were injured." The casualty summary available for this report lists one person killed, as of , and gives no total for the injured. The same record also carries a about gunfire at a party in . According to that statement, Department of Public Safety and police officers responded to the 1200 of East Palestine Avenue for a disturbance; almost at midnight, police responded to an assault call in which a person was struck with a glass bottle; and at about 2:42 a.m. Sunday, police received a report of shots fired in the area of the party, where a total of people were struck. The agencies listed as responding are the , the Department of Public Safety, the Police Department and EMS. Nothing in the available record states whether the events in and the shooting are connected. A suspect is being sought, and no suspect has been identified, according to the case information available for this report. "Our detectives remain committed to thoroughly investigating this case, following every available lead, and working to identify those responsible," Swartzlander said. That material does not include a phone number or tip line for the investigation.

Earlier reports

Aug 11, 2026, 12:23 a.m. ETFirst report
Four wounded, three of them teenagers, in shooting at Bryan, Texas, block party
Four people were injured in a shooting late on Saturday, August 8, 2026, in Bryan, Texas, according to Bryan police as reported by KBTX and KXXV. Both outlets reported that three of the four hurt were teenagers. Police said the shooting occurred near the 1200 block of West 17th Street at around 10:39 p.m. Officials have not released the identities of those wounded.
The gunfire broke out during a block party, according to police as reported by both outlets. Accounts of the setting differ in detail: KXXV reported that officers had been patrolling the area in response to a large block party that had formed in the roadway on West 17th Street, while KBTX described the event as a block party in Bryan late Saturday night.
The figure of four injured is the count Bryan police gave late Saturday night. Police located the shooting only to the block. The Bryan Police Department is the responding agency.
Police said a suspect is being sought and that no one has been identified. The circumstances of the shooting have not been determined.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Bryan Police Department at (979) 209-5300, as the number was given by KXXV; KBTX published the same number as 979-209-5300.

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Version 417 Aug 2026, 15:30current
Added the conflicting KWTX account placing an unpermitted street party and shots-fired report in Mexia, with its Mexia Police Department timeline and the full list of responding agencies.
Version 312 Aug 2026, 00:58
Added the family's confirmation of the victim's name via his aunt to KBTX and the police chief's statement on the ongoing investigation.
Version 211 Aug 2026, 04:23current
Added the date of the shooting (August 8, 2026), KBTX reporting that three of the four wounded were teenagers, and the differing tip-line formats and setting descriptions from both outlets.
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Added the times each outlet's casualty figures were current as of, and added a headline and standfirst.
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