Seventeen-year-old Nathaniel Vazquez of Dallas was reported missing on February 9, 2025; his body was found the next day inside a vehicle in the 4600 block of Elsie Faye Heggins Street. Officers arrived about 11:30 a.m. and discovered Nathaniel with gunshot wounds. Dallas Fire-Rescue responded but he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Nathaniel was a student at Texas Can Academy-Dallas and was due to graduate in spring 2025. His family described him as kind and hopeful about the future; his obituary lists parents, siblings, grandparents and close friends among survivors. Authorities have not released details about the circumstances of the shooting or whether Nathaniel and any suspects were known to one another.

The investigation into the killing remains ongoing. Does anyone who knew Nathaniel or who was in the Elsie Faye Heggins Street area on February 9 have information that could help investigators?