TRUE CRIME: TWO LIVES CLAIMED IN ONE NIGHT

Timothy C. McGraw was a good Samaritan who ended up in the wrong place at the wrong time. He stopped to help a motorist around 9 p.m. on May 18, when he was hit and killed by a 2007 blue GMC Yukon. Witnesses say the motorist was speeding when he struck a utility pole and McGraw. Following the crash, the driver leapt from his vehicle and disappeared into the night. McGraw died at the scene.

Later that night, around 1 a.m., a second life ended in the 1900 block of Elmwood. Police were called on report of a shooting, and found a man lying in the street with a gunshot wound to the chest. He was later identified as 47-year-old Joseph Paul, who lived near Keist Park with his partner. He was reportedly missing his wallet when police found him.

Anyone with information about either of these crimes can contact Crime Stoppers at 214.373.8477.