On the night of May 11, 2026, 47-year-old Bobby Mckinney was fatally shot inside an elevator at the Providence at Mockingbird apartments in Dallas, Texas. Officers responding to a shooting call at about 9:45 p.m. in the 1800 block of West Mockingbird Lane found Mckinney with gunshot wounds; he was taken to a nearby hospital and later pronounced dead. The location is near Dallas Love Field.

Dallas police opened a homicide investigation and have been reviewing surveillance footage from the building to try to identify a suspect or establish a motive. No suspects had been publicly identified and no arrests were reported in the initial reports. The case is logged under number 067513-2026.

If anyone was in or near the Providence at Mockingbird apartments that evening or has footage or information that could help establish what happened in the elevator, please contact the Dallas Police Department’s lead detective on the case.