On the morning of December 28, 2025, 47-year-old Julio Baldez was found on the 14000 block of Peyton Drive in Far North Dallas with multiple gunshot wounds. Dallas police officers arrived after a 5:57 a.m. dispatch and the Dallas County Medical Examiner pronounced Baldez dead at the scene at 6:07 a.m.

Police identified a suspect, Alberto Palacios, who was located and taken to police headquarters for questioning. Initial reports say Palacios was in custody, but they do not specify what charges, if any, he would face. Officials have not released a motive or the events that led to the shooting, nor the nature of any relationship between Baldez and Palacios.

Who in the community knew Julio Baldez or saw activity on Peyton Drive that morning and can help fill in what happened?