Ray Salinas, 51, of Dallas was found unresponsive in the early morning hours of February 15, 2023, after a confrontation. Authorities later confirmed his death was a homicide and opened a full investigation. Witnesses reported seeing Salinas with a group the night before and said a dispute appeared to escalate into a physical fight. Police located the place where he was last seen and collected evidence while reviewing surveillance footage and conducting interviews.

Dallas police arrested a suspect who had been in close proximity to Salinas before the altercation; the person’s identity was not immediately released. Investigators were also looking for possible accomplices and examining motive, which officials suggested may have been personal but had not been determined. If anyone witnessed the events around February 14–15, 2023, or has information about the altercation, please come forward.