Isaiah McWilliams, 29, was shot in the early darkness of Saturday, July 19, 2025, on the 3500 block of Wilhurt Avenue in Dallas’ East Oak Cliff. Officers arrived around 3:25 a.m.; Dallas Fire-Rescue transported McWilliams to a hospital where he was pronounced dead. Detectives recovered shell casings and opened a homicide investigation logged as report number 102558-2025, then appealed for tips as neighbors described a sudden burst of gunfire before dawn.

On July 30, 2025, Dallas police arrested Tommy Watkins, 30, and booked him into the Dallas County jail on a murder charge in connection with McWilliams’s killing. The department described the arrest as a major development in an investigation that began with few clear answers about motive or circumstance. The case remains active and in the court process.

If anyone on or near Wilhurt Avenue that night saw something or has information that could help investigators, please come forward.