On July 5, 2023, at about 2:15 a.m., 19-year-old Josef Amar Treece was found with a gunshot wound in the 4600 block of Village Fair Drive in Dallas and was pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators say Treece and at least two other males were passengers in a vehicle when an altercation occurred and shots were fired from outside the vehicle; two other men were wounded and taken to hospitals, one by private vehicle and another reported stable at a local hospital. As of the latest information, no suspects have been identified and no arrests announced.

Josef was born January 27, 2004, in Ennis, Texas, and attended schools in Ferris and Red Oak. He enjoyed paintball, weekend time with friends, making people laugh, and was planning to pursue schooling in underwater welding. A memorial service was held August 5, 2023, at Green Funeral Home in Red Oak. The Dallas Police Department is asking anyone with information to contact Detective Scott Sayers at 214-671-3647 or [email protected]; Crime Stoppers is offering up to $5,000 for tips leading to an arrest and indictment.

Did anyone in the Ferris or Red Oak communities see or hear anything that night or know more about the people involved?