Calan Gilbert, 26, was found unresponsive the morning of September 20, 2025, along the 2700 block of Donald Street in South Dallas and was pronounced dead at the scene. He was publicly identified later that weekend; obituary notices state he was born in Dallas in 1999 and had ties to the Rowlett community.

What began as a response to a reported shooting quickly shifted to a vehicular assault investigation. Detectives recovered an orange car bumper near Gilbert and used FLOCK camera data to trace an orange Nissan 370 seen in the area. A timeline from those records indicates Gilbert was in the street around 6 a.m. and was struck by a vehicle; a witness discovered his body at 9:13 a.m. Police say the suspected Nissan was later taken for repairs showing front-end and windshield damage.

Police allege 22-year-old Marko Chavez admitted during questioning that he drove his car into Gilbert after becoming angry over a relationship dispute and then left the scene. Chavez was arrested on September 21 and has been charged with murder. The case is listed under Dallas police report number 135702-2025 and investigators say the probe remains active. Did anyone in the Rowlett or South Dallas area see an orange Nissan 370 or have information about that morning?