On October 15, 2022, 19-year-old Marco Alonso was shot and killed while driving in Old East Dallas. Alonso and a 20-year-old companion were found in a vehicle on Graham Avenue with multiple gunshot wounds; Alonso was pronounced dead at a local hospital and the companion survived and is in stable condition. Responding officers found evidence suggesting rounds came from two different guns, and a white Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT was seen fleeing the scene. The 20-year-old survivor, who was observed exiting that Jeep before it left, told detectives he and two friends were rolling cannabis cigarettes in the vehicle when the shooting occurred.

The Dallas Police Department has been investigating, interviewing witnesses and reviewing security camera footage, but no arrests or suspects have been announced and the shooters remain at large. Marco Alonso is remembered by family and friends as kind and loving; his death has had a significant impact on his loved ones and the community. Has anyone in Old East Dallas seen the white Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT or has information that could help identify those responsible?