A December 23, 2025 shooting in the Red Bird area of Dallas left 55-year-old David Dusty Brown dead. Officers were sent to the 4200 block of Independence Drive shortly after 9:00 p.m. after reports of a shooting. First responders found Brown suffering multiple gunshot wounds; Dallas Fire-Rescue was on scene but he was pronounced dead there.

Homicide detectives say the shooting followed an argument between Brown and an unidentified person that escalated when the suspect produced a firearm and fired multiple times. The shooter fled before officers arrived. Detectives have not released a description of the suspect; Detective L. Swanson is leading the investigation under case number 183138-2025. No arrests had been reported in the days after the killing.

Anyone with information about what happened or who was involved is asked to contact investigators.