Roderick Carl Robertson, 59, was fatally shot while seated in a parked vehicle in the 1500 block of Whitaker Avenue in east Oak Cliff, Dallas, on the morning of Sunday, February 15, 2026. The shooting occurred at about 10:55 a.m.; emergency responders found Robertson inside the vehicle and he was pronounced dead at the scene. The Dallas County medical examiner confirmed his identity and ruled the cause of death a gunshot wound.

Police say no motive, suspects, or arrests had been released in the initial reports and the investigation remains ongoing. An obituary has been published and a funeral service is scheduled at Golden Gate Funeral Home in Dallas. If anyone saw activity in the Whitaker Avenue area that morning or has information about this shooting, please share what is known with investigators.