On March 23, 2025, 17-year-old Casey Smith, an African American male from Dallas, was found inside a crashed vehicle on the 1500 block of East Overton Road in the East Oak Cliff neighborhood after officers responded to a vehicle crash about 5:30 p.m. He had suffered gunshot wounds and was taken to a local hospital, where he died. Investigators determined he had been shot earlier on the 3500 block of Ramona Avenue in the Cedar Crest neighborhood and drove about half a mile before crashing into a fence on East Overton Road.

The Dallas Police Department opened a homicide investigation under case number 040831-2025 and initially asked the public for information. On March 27, 2025, a juvenile suspect was arrested and charged with murder; because of the suspect’s age, the identity has not been released. No public details about motive or the circumstances leading to the shooting have been released.

Casey is remembered by family and friends as kind, funny, and loving, and the community has expressed grief and lit candles in his memory. If anyone has information about the shooting or the events on Ramona Avenue that evening, please come forward.