Seventeen-year-old Keysi Matos Delgado has been identified as the victim of a shooting that occurred on December 30, on the cusp of the new year's promises. According to the Dallas Police Department, they received a distressing call around 11:00 p.m. to the 17500 block of Dallas Parkway, and upon their arrival found Delgado shot inside a vehicle.
Emergency services were swift, with Dallas-Fire-Rescue responding and transporting Delgado to a local hospital. Despite heroic efforts, Delgado succumbed to the injuries. The investigation quickly unraveled that the shooting was an outcome of a confrontation between Delgado and 17-year-old Frank Molina Pacheco while both were in a vehicle on Timberglen Road. Pacheco's attempt to drive the wounded Delgado to the hospital culminated in a crash in the 17500 block of Dallas Parkway, where the police later apprehended him.
The Dallas Police have charged Pacheco with manslaughter, bringing a legal closure to one part of this tragedy, while a community and a family wrestle with a loss far beyond the cold language of the law. The case, which carries the heavy burden of number 194440-2024, remains under active investigation. Delgado’s identity was held from public knowledge until adequate time was provided for family notifications.
