On January 27, 2024, at about 11:10 p.m., Dallas police responded to a shooting in the 4900 block of Gaston Avenue in East Dallas. Officers found 35-year-old Taikian Brooks with a gunshot wound; he was taken to a local hospital and later died of his injuries. The Dallas Police Department investigated and arrested 26-year-old Travon Ransom, who was charged with murder, evading arrest with a vehicle, and unlawful carrying of a weapon. The motive for the shooting has not been released.

Brooks was remembered on a memorial page as an entrepreneur and architectural designer, described as fun, intelligent, artistic, and the life of the party. He attended Pointe Coupee Central High School and Southern University A&M in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and is survived by his daughter Naima. Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Jacob White at 214-671-3690 or [email protected].

If anyone knew Taikian Brooks or has details about what happened on Gaston Avenue that night, please share what you know.