Jose Soto was 27 when he was killed on January 4, 2022, at an apartment complex on 9415 Bruton Road in the Pleasant Grove area of Dallas. Surveillance footage shows him meeting two men outside the complex, receiving a backpack from one, then entering with them. About 20 minutes later gunshots and screams were heard. Soto ran through a breezeway and collapsed on the sidewalk between two air conditioning units, where he died of his wounds.

Investigators say the two men he met robbed and fatally shot him and that his own acquaintances may have been involved. Friends who had arrived with Soto in a white Navigator SUV reportedly drove away and left him behind after the shooting. Detectives describe this as a betrayal and say there are strong leads on suspects, but no arrests have been publicly confirmed.

Anyone with information about the meeting outside the apartment, the white Navigator SUV, or the two men seen on surveillance is asked to contact the authorities.