On September 25, 2016, 42-year-old Brashaun Boyce, a Black man from Dallas, Texas, was shot and killed and later died at a local hospital after being found at the Hidden Ranch Apartment Homes. A second victim, 39-year-old Gerlando Halstied, a Black man, was also found dead at the scene.

Police say 34-year-old Melvin Jackson was arrested the following day and taken to the Dallas County Jail. Witnesses reported Jackson arrived with two other men and shot both Boyce and Halstied. Investigators questioned neighbors and sought information from the public; a friend of the victims described them as having been in the wrong place at the wrong time.

The community continued to mourn both men while the Dallas Police Department pursued leads. If anyone knew Boyce or Halstied, or saw activity around Hidden Ranch Apartment Homes on September 25, 2016, please share what was observed.