On April 16, 2023, at about 7:30 pm, 21-year-old Rogelio Castro-Gomez was found shot while sitting in his vehicle in the 9300 block of East R. L. Thornton Freeway near South Henderson Avenue in the Buckner Terrace area of Dallas. Officers discovered him with gunshot wounds and he was taken to a local hospital for treatment.

Castro-Gomez did not survive; he died on June 13, 2023, nearly two months after the shooting. Dallas police homicide detectives later identified two suspects, and on June 15, 2023 authorities announced that two 23-year-old people had been arrested and charged with murder. The Dallas Police Department listed the case as a homicide and updated the status to Clear by Arrest.

The shooting occurred in a parking lot, a detail that underscores concerns about public safety in everyday places. If anyone has information about what happened that evening or knew Rogelio, please share what you know with investigators.