A homicide investigation is underway after a pre-dawn shooting in South Dallas left a 36-year-old man dead. On the morning of December 11, 2025, police responded about 5:30 a.m. to the 4700 block of Berridge Lane in the Buckner Terrace area near Forney Road and Skyline High School. First responders found Daniel Tovar with a gunshot wound; Dallas Fire-Rescue transported him to a local hospital, where he later died. The Dallas Police Department logged the case as homicide number 176863-2025.

Tovar was described by people who knew him as shy and quiet; he worked as a car repair technician and is survived by two children. As of late December 2025 no arrests had been announced and no suspect description was released. Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact investigators.