On December 18, 2023, at about 7:45 p.m., Dallas police responded to a shooting in the 1800 block of Adelaide Drive in southern Dallas. Officers found 65-year-old Edgar Johnson Jr. suffering from gunshot wounds; he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Investigators identified and arrested 35-year-old Broderick Davenport as the primary suspect; Davenport was taken into custody and booked into the Dallas County Jail on a murder charge. The community reacted with shock and sorrow, noting the loss hit especially hard so close to the holidays. The Dallas Police Department is continuing its investigation and has asked anyone with information to come forward.

If anyone in the area that night saw or heard anything that could help the investigation, please share what you know with investigators.