Man Killed After Asking Friend To Shoot Him To Gain Custody Of Child [Video]

» by July 15, 2010, 12:02pm

A  Texas man's bizarre plot to get custody of his child went horribly wrong  after police say he told his friend to shoot him but ended up dying from his injuries.

20-year-old Dwayne Lamont Moten died Saturday after police say he made his friend shoot him so that he could place blame on the mother of his child's new boyfriend and get custody of his young son.

The ill plotted plan went astray however and what was supposed to be a flesh wound turned out to be a fatal shot to the chest.

Dallas police homicide Sgt. Bruce McDonald tells the Dallas News,

“He was actually planning on shooting him in the thigh and shoulder. I don't know if [Moten] flinched and turned sideways a little more. The bullet entered the chest cavity and was fatal.”


Before his death Moten was seen driving to the hospital before pulling over in pain and yelling for someone to call 911.

20-year-old Jacob Wheeler, the man who shot him, is in jail for murder and an unrelated aggravated robbery charge.

Check out coverage on the story from MyFox Dallas below.

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  • Hi_Man

    Is his freind deserve all that charges?

  • Shaw

    I hate that this young man died just trying and wanting to be a good father, but it was a stupid thing to do and the friend is even stupider.

  • BonitaApplebum

    Wow now that's unconditional love for your child....makes you wonder what in the world is going on with the ex and new boyfriend for him to go to the extreme of setting this dude up to get his son from them! God rest his poor soul!!!!

  • s*****y

    the friend will probably end up being charged with Voluntary (or if he lucky Involuntary) Manslauter

  • pray ni%%a pray

    Crazy, but I do understand how hard it is trying to fight black women and the state for a man's right to be a father.

  • anna

    Thankn you Mel B!!!

  • john

    I know him too and that guy was a complete idiot. I'm not surprised at all that he did something this stupid. In my opinion this is really a blessing that this happened, i don't want to think about what could have happened to that young boy had he been in Dwayne's custody. And to Anna, don't act like Dwayne was a good christian man, if you really know him you know he wasn't. If he was would he shoot himself and lie about it to get someone else thrown in jail, someone who did nothing to him except date his ex. Dwayne deserved what he got and I don't feel the least bit sorry for him.

  • msingh

    i don't know this young man and he did not deserve to die. i have to give him some credit for wanting to be a father to his child. we have to be careful about the things we say about someone elses loved one. please have some comp*****ion, because they need a whole lot of love and support. fine out if the baby has any needs and if the family has any needs instead of being negative.

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