On the evening of July 2, 2023, seven-year-old Kyrie Barnes was in bed playing a video game on his phone in his family’s second-story apartment on Rothington Road in Dallas when a bullet pierced the wall and struck him. Neighbors heard what they first thought were fireworks, then several gunshots. Kyrie was taken to Baylor University Medical Center, then transferred to Dallas Children’s Medical Center, where he died of his injuries on July 6, 2023.

The Dallas Police Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives investigated and concluded the gunfire came from outside the apartment. Multiple shell casings from different firearms were recovered in the parking lot. As of December 2024 no arrests or public suspect identifications have been announced; the ATF has offered up to a $15,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction.

Kyrie’s mother, Danielle Brown, described her son as always happy and a Spider-Man fan who was about to start second grade at Pleasant Grove Elementary School. If anyone has information that could help bring answers in this case, please contact the authorities.