On the night of Saturday, December 6, 2025, Christian Velasquez Rosas, 26, was shot during an altercation near the Del Mar Seafood & Oyster Bar in the Old East Dallas neighborhood on the 2700 block of Samuell Boulevard. Officers arrived about 10:20 p.m. and found him with a gunshot wound; he was taken to a local hospital and later pronounced dead. Police opened the case as a homicide under number 174753-2025.

A man called 911 to report his involvement and was detained at the scene and brought to police headquarters for questioning. No immediate charges were filed; investigators referred the matter to the Dallas County District Attorney’s Office for a grand jury review to determine whether the shooting was criminal or self-defense. Police records later listed the offense description as justifiable homicide, and detectives continued to seek additional information.

Velasquez Rosas lived in Dallas and is survived by his son Jeremiah and his parents Jesus and Marbella; he was preceded in death by his wife Melissa. Does anyone have information about what happened that night or saw activity near Samuell Boulevard around 10:20 p.m. on December 6?