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Before Dawn on Park Row, Woman Gunned Down in South Dallas Street

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Published on April 18, 2026
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Before much of Dallas was awake yesterday, a woman was found shot in the street in South Dallas, and she later died at a hospital, police said.

Officers were called to the 1800 block of Park Row Avenue yesterday, where they discovered the woman lying in the roadway with a gunshot wound. Paramedics took her to a hospital, where she was pronounced dead. Authorities said the investigation is ongoing and a suspect remains at large.

According to The Dallas Morning News, police responded at 2:19 a.m. and found the victim in the street with a gunshot wound. The paper reported that no arrests had been made and that detectives were working the scene.

Police Response and How to Help

The Dallas Police Department has not released any suspect information and is asking anyone with knowledge of what happened to come forward. The department’s website lists a Crime Stoppers hotline at 1‑877‑373‑TIPS and Dallas Police Headquarters at 214‑671‑3001 for tips. For details on submitting information, see the Dallas Police Department.

Park Row Avenue's Recent History

Park Row Avenue has been the scene of other deadly incidents in recent years; Hoodline previously reported on another fatal Park Row shooting in December 2024. Residents and community leaders have repeatedly raised concerns about recurring violence in parts of South Dallas as investigators work to piece together what happened.

Detectives asked that anyone with video or information related to Friday’s shooting contact police or Crime Stoppers. We will update this report as officials release more details.