Juan Ricardo Hernandez Esparza, 34, was fatally shot during an apparent carjacking outside an apartment complex on Lombardy Lane in Northwest Dallas in the pre-dawn hours of August 18, 2025. Dallas police responded around 3:20–3:30 a.m., found him in the parking lot with a gunshot wound, and he died after transport to a hospital. Investigators say he had been sitting in his car on a video call when someone ordered him out; a struggle followed and a gunshot was heard.

Police believe the shooting occurred as his vehicle was being stolen and began reviewing nearby security video. Within days, officers arrested 22-year-old Rocky Mejia Jr. on August 22, 2025, charging him with capital murder; authorities said additional arrests could follow. On September 4, 2025, 23-year-old Jeremiah Grice was also arrested and charged with capital murder, with an aggravated robbery charge listed for Grice. Both men were booked into the Dallas County Jail.

If anyone saw activity around the Ventana Ridge/Jones Creek apartments on Lombardy Lane that morning or has security footage from nearby cameras, can you share what you know?