Masked gunman Kewon White who chased down Dallas rapper MO3 sentenced to life without parole

A 27-year-old convicted felon was sentenced to life in prison without parole after chasing down and fatally shooting a Dallas rapper on an interstate, prosecutors said.

Kewon White, 27, was prosecuted for capital murder while remuneration following the fatal attack, according to court documents.

On November 11, 2020, officers responded to northbound Interstate 35E near Clarendon Drive in Dallas, Texas, following a reported shooting, police said.

Officers arriving at around 11:55 a.m. found a man suffering from multiple gunshot wounds on the freeway, according to police.

The victim was transported to a local hospital and pronounced dead, authorities said.

The victim was identified as 28-year-old Melvin Noble, a Dallas rapper known professionally as MO3, according to police.

Noble had been driving a gold Honda northbound on the interstate when an armed, masked gunman approached his vehicle, investigators said.

Noble stopped, exited the Honda, and began running southbound along the freeway, according to police. The armed man chased him down the roadway and opened fire.

A man sitting inside another vehicle on the highway was also struck by the gunfire, police said.

He was transported to a hospital with injuries that were not considered life-threatening, authorities said.

During the investigation, detectives determined the highway shooting did not appear to be a random encounter, according to police.

Surveillance footage presented in court showed a black Chevrolet Camaro outside an Oak Cliff apartment complex where Noble spent the night before his death, prosecutors said.

The vehicle remained near the complex for approximately 18 hours before following Noble when he left, investigators said.

Detectives eventually identified White as the suspected gunman, police said.

Additional surveillance footage captured White before and after the shooting, showing details that connected him to the masked shooter, prosecutors said.

During the trial, investigators pointed to clothing seen in surveillance footage, including light-blue underwear, a Gucci belt and shoes, court records show.

Surveillance footage presented in court showed White carrying a rifle and burning clothing outside a residence approximately an hour after Noble was killed, prosecutors said. Investigators argued the clothing had been worn during the shooting.

White was arrested in December 2020 and initially charged with murder, according to court documents.

The defendant was also facing an unrelated federal firearm case at the time of his arrest, court records show. In 2022, White was sentenced to 105 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.

As the homicide investigation continued, authorities developed a murder-for-hire theory involving Dallas rapper Markies Conway, professionally known as Yella Beezy, prosecutors said.

Conway had been involved in a long-running feud with Noble and hired White to kill him, prosecutors alleged. Conway has denied involvement and pleaded not guilty.

In March 2025, Conway was indicted on a capital murder charge alleging he employed White to kill Noble in exchange for money or the promise of payment, records show.

White’s case was later prosecuted as capital murder while remuneration, court records show.

During his 2026 trial, jurors were shown video of Noble running for his life on the interstate as a masked gunman chased him while firing, records show.

Investigators testified that Noble was shot 13 times during the chase, according to court proceedings. Police recovered 44 cartridge casings from the scene.

The amount of gunfire, the hours spent watching Noble, and the freeway chase showed the gunman was determined to kill him, prosecutors argued.

White’s cousin, Cedric Bradley, also testified against him during the criminal trial, according to court records.

Bradley told jurors White discussed the freeway shooting with him after Noble’s death, according to court proceedings. He testified White allegedly said he had “done that work” on a rapper.

White described chasing Noble and shooting him on the roadway, adding he believed one of the bullets struck Noble in the buttocks, according to Bradley.

The detail was significant because it was information someone involved in the shooting would know, prosecutors argued.

Bradley also testified that White talked about expecting to be paid for the killing, according to court documents.

Financial records and other evidence were presented in an effort to connect the alleged payment to Conway, prosecutors said.

Investigators testified that Conway withdrew $40,000 in cash on November 20, 2020, nine days after Noble was killed, records show.

The cash withdrawal was part of a series of transactions and meetings that resulted in White receiving money for the shooting, prosecutors alleged.

The defense challenged that theory during cross-examination, court records show. Investigators acknowledged Conway had previously made other large cash withdrawals ranging from approximately $20,000 to $40,000.

The defense argued the November withdrawal did not, by itself, prove the money was used to pay for Noble’s murder, court records show.

White’s attorneys also argued prosecutors had proven Noble was murdered, but had not proven beyond a reasonable doubt that White committed the killing in exchange for payment, court records show.

That proof was necessary for the capital murder charge presented to the jury, according to court documents.

On September 4, 2026, jurors rejected the defense arguments and found White guilty of capital murder while remuneration in Noble’s death, records show.

White was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole, according to court records. He is the first defendant to be convicted in connection with Noble’s killing.

Conway still faces a separate capital murder charge and maintains his innocence, according to court documents.

Another defendant, Devin Brown, is also charged with capital murder in connection with the case and has not been convicted, court records show.