Overview

• Dallas police and Fire-Rescue found Hughes unresponsive at a West Mockingbird Lane residence and declared him dead on Aug. 9.
• The Dallas County Medical Examiner recorded his date of death and has begun an autopsy, though no cause has yet been released.
• Lincoln High School and Hughes’s family held a balloon release and shared tributes on social media to honor the 17-year-old.
• Hughes won the 4A state title in the 300-meter hurdles this spring with a 36.58-second finish.
• He was scheduled to begin his senior year on Aug. 12, intensifying the community’s sense of loss.