Roger Lopez

Roger Lopez was a 20-year-old Hispanic man from Dallas, Texas, who had attended John B Hood Middle School and Skyline High School. His life was just beginning when it was violently taken from him in the summer of 2022.

In the pre-dawn hours of August 21, 2022, Dallas Police responded to a shooting call in the Pleasant Grove neighborhood. At approximately 4:48 a.m., officers arrived in the 2200 block of Hillburn Drive, near Bruton Road and Buckner Boulevard, and discovered Roger lying in the middle of the street. Dallas Fire and Rescue personnel were dispatched to the scene, but Roger had been fatally shot and was pronounced dead.

Homicide detectives began an investigation that quickly led them to a suspect. Police identified 19-year-old Julio Ramirez as the person who had shot and killed Roger. Ramirez was arrested and charged with murder, and he was subsequently booked into the Dallas County Jail to await trial.

The case against Julio Ramirez proceeded through the court system. On September 26, 2024, a jury found Ramirez guilty of the murder of Roger Lopez. Following the conviction, he was sentenced to 20 years in prison. The verdict and sentence brought the legal proceedings in the case to a close as of September 2024.