On the evening of October 20, 2023, at about 9:30 p.m., Dallas police responded to a shooting in the 13000 block of Esperanza Road near Central Expressway. Officers found 27-year-old Thomas Tycion Burns lying in the street with a gunshot wound; he was pronounced dead at the scene. Another adult male was also shot and taken to a hospital in critical condition.

The Dallas Police Department opened a homicide investigation. As of October 21, 2023, no arrests had been made and no suspects had been publicly identified. Detectives asked anyone with information to contact Detective Joshua Conklin at 214-671-3584 or [email protected]; Crime Stoppers offered a reward and requested tips at 214-373-TIPS (8477) or P3tips.com.

If anyone in the area that night saw anything or has information about what happened on Esperanza Road, please come forward to the investigators listed above.