A late-night shooting in southeast Dallas on March 7, 2026, left 27-year-old Devodrick Lamont Franklin dead and a 16-year-old male seriously injured. Police were called to the 3400 block of Great Trinity Forest Way around 10:29 p.m. After arriving, officers found Franklin lying in a doorway with a gunshot wound to his chest; he was taken to a hospital and later pronounced dead. The teenager transported himself to a different hospital and was reported in stable condition.

Franklin is remembered by family and friends as fun, outspoken, and always smiling. Authorities have not disclosed the relationship, if any, between Franklin and the adolescent victim. No arrests have been announced and the Dallas Police Department has asked the public for information that could lead to an arrest.

Does anyone in the area on March 7 have information about what happened on Great Trinity Forest Way?