In the early morning hours of Saturday, August 8, 2026, gunfire broke out in a South Dallas neighborhood. Officers responding to reports of a shooting near the 2300 block of Jordan Street found 20-year-old Ricky Johnson unconscious with apparent gunshot wounds in the 2800 block of Metropolitan Avenue. Johnson was pronounced dead at the scene.

The Dallas Police Department is treating the incident as a homicide under case number 115741-2026. No suspect had been identified in the immediate aftermath, no suspect description was released, and the motive remained unknown. The shooting took place a few blocks from the Park South Family YMCA, an area that police and residents say has experienced violence over the years. Detectives asked anyone with information to contact Detective T. Johnston; Crime Stoppers has offered a reward leading to an arrest and indictment.

Does anyone who was in the area that morning or who knew Ricky have information that could help the investigation?