On the night of January 17, 2023, at about 10:10 p.m., Dallas police responded to a shooting in the 4300 block of Spring Avenue, west of Parkdale Lake and southeast of the Cotton Bowl Stadium. An unknown assailant fired into a residence, striking two people. James Edward Deckard, 52, was taken to a hospital and later died of his injuries; a second victim was wounded but declined hospitalization.

The Dallas Police Department opened the investigation under case number 010272-2023. Detectives asked the public to contact Detective Theodore Gross with any information. No arrests or suspect identifications have been reported and the case remains open. An obituary lists Deckard’s birthdate as August 12, 1970; funeral services were held at Golden Gate Funeral Home with a viewing on January 26 and a service on January 27.

If anyone has information about the shooting or saw activity in the area that night, please contact Detective Gross.