Homicide of Chad Read goes before grand jury, no charges will be filed against Carruth

No charges will be filed against Kyle Carruth after the Attorney General’s Office convened a grand jury in the death of Chad Read. On November 5, 2021, Read was shot during an argument with William Kyle Carruth. The shooting was caught on camera. The Office of the Attorney General, acting as Attorney Pro Tem, presented to a Special Grand Jury of Lubbock County, the investigation into the shooting of Chad Read by Kyle Carruth that occurred in Lubbock, Texas on November 5th, 2021. The presentation of the case included several eyewitnesses, the family of Chad Read, and additional evidence that was not previously released to the public. After several days of a thorough inspection of the evidence, the Special Grand Jury concluded their investigation into the matter and deliberated on whether the evidence supported the filing of criminal charges against Kyle Carruth. The Special Grand Jury voted today to not indict for any criminal charges against Kyle Carruth.

The statement Tony Buzbee from The Buzbee Law Firm representing Chad Read’s widow made public regarding the grand jury decision in the Kyle Carruth case: ”The criminal justice utterly failed Jennifer Read, the widow of Chad Read. Chad Read was involved in a heated discussion with his ex-wife concerning custody of his son. The video shows that Kyle Carruth injected himself into that discussion. We believe there was no legitimate reason for Kyle Carruth to bring a deadly weapon to an argument that he wasn’t even a part of. Chad Read died unarmed, shot, and killed while simply trying to determine the whereabouts of his son. The civil matter has been on hold awaiting the outcome of the criminal proceedings. We will now aggressively pursue Jennifer Read’s claims in civil court.” Meanwhile, David Guinn of the Lubbock law firm of Hurley, Guinn & Singh representing Carruth said: “First, Kyle wishes comfort and grace to all those close to Chad Read. The loss of life is painful. His deepest sympathies go out to them.