Juvenile arrested in connection with October 2025 Mesquite shooting

The Brief

  • Mesquite police arrested a suspect in connection with an Oct. 2025 shooting that left a teenager dead.
  • 18-year-old Keamodrick Cloud was found dead from a fatal gunshot wound at Pirrung Park in Mesquite on Oct. 4, 2025.
  • Police have not released the suspect’s name due to his juvenile status or a potential motive for the shooting.

MESQUITE, Texas Mesquite police have arrested a suspect in connection to a shooting last October that left a teenager dead.

Juvenile suspect arrested

What we know:

Mesquite PD confirmed they arrested a suspect in connection to the murder. They would not release the name of the suspect because he is being charged as a minor. The suspect, now 17-years-old, was 16 when the incident took place.

The shooting is believed to have happened over a dice game being played behind Pirrung Elementary School. Police would not say if others would be charged in connection to the shooting.

“Lost his life for nothing”

What they’re saying:

18-year-old Keamodrick Cloud was found dead at Pirrung Park on Oct. 4, 2025 from a gunshot wound. His mother says he had just graduated from Mesquite High School, excelled on the football team, and had just found a full-time job.

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