Pedro Lara, 21, was killed in the early-morning hours of October 5, 2025, after a van struck the fence outside his family’s home on the 3800 block of Bernal Drive in West Dallas. Lara and his father, 47-year-old Pedro Lara Roa, stepped outside to check on the crash and were shot; a third man was found fatally shot inside the crashed van. Police arrived just before 6 a.m. and discovered all three victims dead at the scene.

Detectives later alleged the van’s driver had been the target of a pursuit and that the Laras became casualties when they came out to help. License-plate-reader footage reportedly showed a Chevy Malibu following the van before the crash, and an arrest affidavit says that vehicle left the scene and traveled toward Houston. Within days, two men — identified as 28-year-old Jimy Caceres Leiva and 23-year-old Brayan Pineda Ayala — were arrested near Houston and charged with capital murder of multiple persons; reporters described post-arrest interviews in which one man allegedly said he supplied the guns and the other admitted to firing.

Investigators have not publicly identified a motive. If anyone knew Pedro Lara, his family, or saw activity on Bernal Drive that morning, please share what was seen with authorities.