On September 8, 2024, at about 12:05 a.m. Dallas police responded to a shooting in the 3600 block of Dixon Avenue in South Dallas. Officers found 50-year-old Danyeal Garrett, known by the nickname Shody Nody, inside a vehicle with gunshot wounds. Dallas Fire-Rescue took Garrett to a local hospital, where he died.

Preliminary investigation indicates a disturbance at the location during which unknown suspects began shooting; a nearby vehicle crash was reported shortly afterward and led officers to Garrett’s location. No arrests have been announced, and authorities have not released suspect descriptions or a possible motive. Garrett was remembered as a son, entrepreneur, and culinary talent in the Dallas community.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Shelton at 214-671-4740 or [email protected]. Did anyone in the area see or hear anything that night?