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Derek Abernathy

Case from Wills Point, TX dated Sep 29, 2025

Victim Details

Derek Abernathy

Male

Wills Point

TX

2025-09-29

55

Derek

Abernathy

07/01/2026

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Derek Abernathy, a 55-year-old male, was found shot to death at a home in the 200 block of Bull Durham Road in Wills Point, Texas. Police were called on Sunday evening, and by early morning a timeline had formed around a quiet neighborhood suddenly crowded with crime-scene tape and investigators. Though some local outlets rendered his first name as “Derrick,” memorial and police-linked reporting centered on the same 55-year-old man discovered with multiple gunshot wounds inside the residence ...
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  • https://www.kltv.com: Minor accused in death of 55-year-old in Wills Point
  • cbs19.tv: POLICE: Juvenile charged with murder in Wills Point after confessing to shooting
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