DeElvin Deshaun Smith, 27, was shot and killed on the evening of January 26, 2025, in Dallas’ Red Bird area. Dallas police responded around 7:35 p.m. to reports of a shooting in the 4300 block of W. Camp Wisdom Road and found Smith, a Black male, with a gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Investigators have opened a homicide investigation but have not released a motive or identified a suspect. Detective Adam Thayer is the lead investigator and the department is asking anyone with information to come forward. The community has been left reeling by another fatal shooting in the city.

Anyone who was in the Red Bird area that evening or who has information about Smith’s movements or contacts that night is asked to reach out to the Dallas Police Department.