On October 22, 2023, at about 8:30 p.m., Dallas police responded to a shooting in the 9600 block of Skillman Street and found 25-year-old Jamarkus Holmes in the parking lot of a business in the 10000 block of Forest Lane. Holmes had suffered a gunshot wound and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Investigators say Holmes was involved in an argument with an unidentified male who produced a firearm and shot him, then fled before officers arrived. No arrests have been announced. Detective John Valdez is leading the investigation and can be reached at [email protected].

Holmes’s death has left a void in his community; anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Valdez to assist the ongoing investigation. Does anyone have details about that area or the incident that could help investigators?