On September 16, 2023, at about 3:05 p.m. Dallas police responded to a shooting in the 2600 block of Kenesaw Drive in the Ledbetter area. Officers found 53-year-old Santos Chavez with gunshot wounds; Dallas Fire-Rescue was called and Chavez was later pronounced dead. The preliminary investigation began immediately and the Dallas Police Department documented the incident as case number 167134-2023 by September 17, 2023.

Police said the matter would be referred to a Grand Jury, and in the days after the shooting one person was reportedly detained, though the department did not immediately release details about that individual or any charges. The death was noted amid a rise in the city’s murder total for the year. Friends and family memorialized Chavez online, remembering him as humble and kind.

Anyone who has information about the shooting on Kenesaw Drive is asked to contact the Dallas Police Department.