On the evening of February 9, 2026, 26-year-old Brandon Christopher Davis was shot in the Red Bird neighborhood of Dallas. Officers went to the 7300 block of Chaucer Place around 8:15 p.m. after reports of a shooting; Davis was found with a gunshot wound and taken to a local hospital, where he later died.

Police identified 30-year-old Dmycole Boxley as a suspect and arrested him on a capital murder charge; he was booked into the Dallas County jail. Authorities have not released a motive as the investigation continues.

Davis, originally from Greenville, South Carolina, was a father of five who played and coached football and basketball and coached his son’s little league football team. Anyone who knew Brandon or has information about the shooting is asked to come forward.