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Memorial will be Saturday for Carrollton murder victim Shaun Walsh

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Shaun Walsh, left, and Nathanael Gehrer

The funeral service for Dustin Reeb, 22, known locally as Shaun Walsh, was held in Enid, Okla., on Dec. 15, according to Brown-Cummings Funeral Home.

Reeb was murdered on Nov. 30 after a brutal attack in his home in Carrollton. His friend, Nathanael Gehrer was arrested for the murder. Gehrer was arrested on Dec. 4 and is being held in Denton County jail on $1 million bond. The pending charge is capital murder, which could result in the death penalty.

A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 22, at Metropolitan Community Church of Greater Dallas, 1840 Hutton Dr #100, Carrollton.

As a memorial, MCC, where Reeb was a member, is still collecting money for a crime scene cleanup fund to help his housemate, Tony Adams.

The Rev. Colleen Darraugh, who described the attack as brutal at the time, said everything from carpet and furniture to clothing needs to be cleaned or replaced.

Reeb’s family in Enid requested memorials be made in his name to the United Methodist Church of Waukomis and the crime victims compensation program with Brown-Cummings serving as custodians of the fund. Condolences may be made to the family on the funeral home’s website.

—  David Taffet

Police have yet to identify gay man found brutally murdered in Carrollton

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Police are not releasing the identity of a 22-year-old gay man found murdered in his home in Carrollton on Friday.

Officer Jon Stovall confirmed the death is under investigation as murder. Stovall said Monday morning he didn’t know whether the victim had been positively identified or, if so, whether the family had been notified.

The victim’s body was discovered by his housemate, Tony Adams, at the residence they shared in the 2100 block of Placid Drive. Adams is active in Dallas theater and did sound and lighting for the Metropolitan Community Church of Greater Dallas, a predominantly gay congregation. Adams discovered the body when he came home from work.

Part of the confusion about the victim’s identity may be related to the fact that he acted under a stage name that he sometimes went by off stage as well.

Both Adams and the victim attended MCC of Greater Dallas. The Rev. Colleen Darraugh, pastor of MCC of Greater Dallas, said there was blood everywhere in the house.

“Evidently it was a brutal beating,” Darraugh said, adding that she thinks knives may have been involved.

In an email to her congregation Darraugh identified the victim only as “Shawn” and requested help “to assist Tony [Adams] with the expenses associated with the crime scene clean-up and replacement of clothing and home furnishings that were damaged or destroyed.”

Read the full email below.

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—  David Taffet