On May 5, 2023, at about 7:05 p.m. Dallas Police responded to a shooting in the 10600 block of Coogan Drive and found 73-year-old Alvaro Sosa with a gunshot wound. He died at the scene. The case is logged as 350781-2023.

Sosa was born August 4, 1949, in Merida, Yucatan, Tekit, Mexico. He married his wife Alicia on May 10, 1971, and their marriage spanned 52 years. Described as having a warm smile and a kind heart, he worked as a bartender, enjoyed cooking for family gatherings, and followed the Texas Rangers and Leones de Yucatán.

On May 6, 2023, Dallas Police arrested 21-year-old Josue Hernandez and charged him with murder in connection with Sosa’s death. Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective John Valdez at 214-671-3623 or [email protected].

Did anyone in the area know Mr. Sosa or see anything on Coogan Drive that evening?