On December 30, 2023, at about 2:30 p.m., 24-year-old Juvenal Antero was fatally shot during a home invasion at his apartment in the Pleasant Grove neighborhood of Dallas. Antero was at home with his pregnant wife, Elizabel Cardenas, and their 4-year-old son when two men came to the door of the Maderas Apartments on South St. Augustine Drive. One man reportedly asked to borrow a plunger, then displayed a firearm and tried to force entry. Antero retrieved his own weapon and positioned himself in front of his son; a struggle followed and the intruders opened fire.

Antero was taken to a hospital and died of his injuries. His wife, who was expecting their second child after two prior miscarriages, said he had been looking forward to the upcoming prenatal appointment. Dallas police released surveillance footage showing three suspects fleeing the scene and getting into a red Kia Soul: one white or Hispanic male in all black with a mask, a second white or Hispanic male with a mustache and possibly glasses, and a Black male wearing a red hoodie with the word Abercrombie on it. No arrests have been announced.

If anyone has information about the men or the red Kia Soul, please come forward to help the family.