A two-year-old boy, Kyhree McDonald, was fatally shot on the afternoon of Thursday, April 23, 2026, in the Cedar Crest area of East Oak Cliff. First responders found Kyhree at a home on Hemphill Drive and he was taken to a nearby hospital, where he died. The Dallas County Medical Examiner later confirmed his identity.

Dallas Police Chief Daniel Comeaux called the death a heartbreaking and unacceptable loss and said the department is conducting a thorough investigation. Authorities have not released who was in the home that afternoon, whether the shooting was deliberate or accidental, or how the child gained access to a firearm. The family has declined to speak with the media. No suspects have been named and no arrests have been announced.

If anyone was in the Cedar Crest area on Hemphill Drive that afternoon or has information about this shooting, please share what is known with Dallas police.