On December 27, 2023, at about 9:15 a.m., 22-year-old Jamarcus Irving was fatally shot in the 9500 block of Scyene Road in Dallas’ Pleasant Grove area. The shooting happened in a strip shopping center near a beauty supply store while Irving was speaking with 51-year-old Morland Smith. A red Nissan Sentra pulled up, four armed suspects exited and opened fire, targeting Irving. Smith, who had stopped to buy breakfast, was struck as an innocent bystander and later died at a hospital.

Police released surveillance footage showing the red Nissan Sentra and four suspects who appear to be in their late teens or early twenties. Three wore dark clothing; one wore a black and white hoodie with stars on the shoulders and lettering on the front, and the fourth was dressed in all gray. One assailant carried a Draco-style AK-47 semi-automatic rifle. The suspects fled in the same vehicle; no arrests have been announced and the Dallas Police Department is treating the case as a capital murder investigation. A reward of up to $5,000 is offered for information leading to arrest and indictment. Detective Fernando Silva can be contacted at 214-608-2832 or [email protected], and anonymous tips may go to Crime Stoppers at 214-373-TIPS (8477).

Did anyone in the community see the red Nissan Sentra or the suspects that morning?