Ricardo Gonzales Palacios was 17 and from Balch Springs, Texas, when he was found with a gunshot wound in his car on the 1600 block of Crestridge Drive in Mesquite on June 19, 2018. Police responded to reports of gunfire; Ricardo was taken to a local hospital but died of his injuries.

Mesquite police treated the killing as a homicide and said the shooting appeared targeted, with investigators believing Ricardo likely knew his killer. Officers collected evidence at the scene, interviewed potential witnesses, and reviewed nearby surveillance footage as part of the investigation.

Who in the area might have known Ricardo or seen anything on Crestridge Drive that night? Anyone with information is asked to contact the Mesquite Police Department.