Jacob Cole Thompson was 17 and a student at A.C. Jones High School when he was shot and killed on August 9, 2019, near Nimitz Drive and South Lexington Road in Beeville, Texas. He was found with two gunshot wounds, one to the back and one to the head, in the Capehart addition, an area of former naval housing now used as rental properties. Police Chief Robert Bridge said Jacob was from the Refugio County area but living in Beeville at the time.

The Beeville Police Department continues to interview witnesses and gather information. Jacob’s family and friends remembered him as a smart, loving young man who enjoyed baseball and football; his funeral was held August 16, 2019, at First United Methodist Church in Beeville, with burial at Oakwood Cemetery in Refugio.

If anyone saw activity near Nimitz Drive and South Lexington Road on August 9, 2019, or has information about Jacob’s death, please come forward to assist the ongoing investigation.