Andez Manning, 40, was killed in Irving during a dispute involving a firearm he and his stepson believed had been stolen from their home. He was shot in the head near Esters Road after returning fire.
According to FOX 4, Manning and his stepson first went to the Devon on Northgate apartments to confront two teenagers about the missing firearm. The station reported that the dispute later escalated near Esters Road, where Manning returned fire before he was shot.
Irving police arrested 17-year-old Zayne Ryder Townsend and a juvenile in connection with the shooting, the station reports. Townsend was initially booked on a charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, though it remains unclear when or whether that charge will be upgraded to murder, per the same account.
Stepson Identified Both Suspects to Police
Both suspects were identified by Manning’s stepson, according to an arrest warrant cited in the station’s report. The warrant does not appear to detail the juvenile suspect’s age, charges, or custody status beyond confirming that person’s status as a minor.
Manning’s uncle, Charles Ahmad Mosley, said the confrontation should not have happened and criticized teenagers’ access to firearms, FOX 4 reported.
National firearm-death context
For broader context, KFF reported that its analysis of CDC WONDER data found the U.S. firearm death rate among children and adolescents was 3.5 per 100,000 from 2021 to 2023, then fell to 3.0 in 2024. The rate remained above pre-pandemic levels. This national measure covers firearm deaths; it does not establish the circumstances of Manning’s death.
Key Details Still Unclear
Several basic details of the case have not yet been made public. The exact date and time of the shooting have not been released, and no primary police, court, or prosecutor account has been provided to independently verify the arrests, the contents of the warrant, or the precise sequence of events described by the family and reported by FOX 4.
