Two-year-old Anthony Isaiah Mares, a Hispanic toddler, was shot and killed on November 18, 2018, in Dallas, Texas. The shooting occurred in a makeshift mobile home park on Beckleycrest Avenue while Anthony was at home with his mother and her boyfriend. Anthony was struck in the stomach by a handgun that discharged; his mother was in the bathroom with her two daughters when she heard a loud bang and then saw the boyfriend, Rolando Hidalgo, carrying the crying child.

Rolando Hidalgo was arrested and charged with capital murder. He has said the shooting was accidental and that Anthony shot himself, but investigators found Hidalgo was the only adult in the room when the gun discharged. The Dallas County Sheriff’s Office collected evidence from the scene and interviewed witnesses; Hidalgo was held in custody on bail set at $500,000.

Anthony’s death devastated the community and focused attention on firearms in homes with young children. Does anyone have information about what happened that night or knew Anthony and his family?