Sherman Martin Jr., a 26-year-old man from Grand Prairie, Texas, was found dead in a parking lot on July 11, 2021, at about 2:15 a.m. He had an apparent gunshot wound and was pronounced dead at the scene in the 700 block of West Warrior Trail, roughly three miles west of Mountain Creek Lake Park in Grand Prairie.

Police arrested 21-year-old Dakevion Woods shortly after the shooting. Woods and Martin Jr. were brothers-in-law and had gotten into an argument before the shooting. Woods was booked into the Grand Prairie Detention Center on a murder charge and the Grand Prairie Police Department continues to investigate.

The killing was one of several violent incidents that weekend in North Texas. If anyone has information that could assist the investigation, contact the Grand Prairie Police Department.