Carlos Galindo

A burst of gunfire in the early morning hours shattered the quiet on a street in Old East Dallas, Texas, ultimately leaving two people dead and a community searching for answers. The shooting, which police believe was a drive-by, happened shortly before 2:00 a.m. on Sunday, April 10, 2022. When the sound of the shots faded, three people were left wounded in the 3200 block of Jerome Street, a residential road south of Interstate 30.

Dallas Police and Dallas Fire-Rescue personnel who responded to the scene found two men and a woman suffering from gunshot wounds. All three were rushed to a local hospital for treatment. One of the victims, 36-year-old Carlos Galindo, a Hispanic male born on November 22, 1985, was pronounced dead shortly after arriving at the hospital. The second man was admitted in stable condition. The female victim, 37-year-old Rocio Carrillo, was in serious condition and fought for her life for nearly two weeks before she succumbed to her injuries on April 23, 2022. A loved one, writing on an online memorial page for Carlos, remembered Rocio as "my baby."

In the days following the shooting, family and friends of Carlos Galindo gathered to mourn their loss. A visitation was held at Grove Hill Funeral Home on April 18, followed by a funeral service the next day at St. Edward Catholic Church and a graveside service at Grove Hill Memorial Park. Beyond these services, little has been shared publicly about the lives of Carlos and Rocio, leaving a void where stories of their personalities, families, and dreams should be. The motive for the attack and the circumstances that led to them being targeted on Jerome Street remain unknown.

The Dallas Police Department quickly launched a homicide investigation into the double murder. Homicide Detective Tonya McDaniel was assigned as the lead investigator on the case, which is documented under case number 062414-2022. In the initial aftermath, police had no suspects and no clear motive. As of late April 2022, authorities confirmed that no arrests had been made in connection with the shooting, and the investigation was ongoing.

The area where the shooting occurred is a neighborhood of modest single-family homes and apartment buildings just east of Dallas’s downtown core. The incident was one of 12 homicides recorded in the city of Dallas during April 2022, a month that saw a 50% increase in such killings compared to the previous year. Just over a month after Carlos and Rocio were shot, another deadly triple shooting occurred on the very same block of Jerome Street, deepening the community's concern over the violence.

The case of who killed Carlos Galindo and Rocio Carrillo remains open and unsolved. The Dallas Police Department continues to ask for the public’s help in finding those responsible for this deadly assault. Crime Stoppers has offered a reward of up to $5,000 for information that leads to an arrest and indictment in the case. Anyone with information is urged to contact Detective Tonya McDaniel at 214-671-4236 or by email at [email protected]. Anonymous tips can be submitted to Crime Stoppers at 214-373-TIPS (8477).