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Dexter Prather

Case from Harker-heights, TX dated Mar 04, 2017

Victim Details

Dexter Prather

Male

Black / African American

Harker-heights

TX

2017-03-04

42

Dexter

Prather

07/27/2026

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Dexter Prather, a 42-year-old man from Waco, Texas, was tragically killed on March 4, 2017, during a shooting at the Empire nightclub in Harker Heights, Texas. Prather, who was a father and small business owner, was at the club early Saturday morning when shots were fired in the parking lot. Along with Prather, Damion Hopkins, 27, was also killed in the incident.

The investigation revealed that Prather and Hopkins had gotten into an altercation while playing dice before five rounds were f ...
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  • The Killeen Daily Herald: Woman arrested in fatal shootings at nightclub
  • Man killed in club shooting was a father, small business owner - KXXV
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