Police are investigating a deadly incident in South Dallas after officers found a 40-year-old man unresponsive Thursday night in the 4800 block of Second Avenue. Responding to a disturbance and emergency ambulance call around 9:00 p.m., officers arrived at the scene, and Dallas Fire-Rescue rushed the man to a local hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.
The Dallas Police Department's public blog identifies the victim as John Nelson, 40, and notes that the case is being worked as a homicide under case number 088423-2026, according to DPD Beat. The post lists Detective Y. Perez, badge #10407, as the lead investigator and provides contact information for tips: 469-849-3757 and [email protected].
Context: Homicide Trends In Dallas
The public announcement comes as city officials continue to point to a broader decline in killings across Dallas. The city logged 141 homicides in 2025, the lowest total since 2015, a drop officials have recently highlighted even as gun violence and shootings remain an ongoing concern, according to The Dallas Morning News.
How To Help
Investigators have not announced any arrests and are asking anyone who was in the 4800 block of Second Avenue on Thursday night, or who may have surveillance or cell phone video from the area, to contact Detective Y. Perez at 469-849-3757 or email [email protected], referencing case number 088423-2026. The department's blog post stresses that the investigation is still active and urges anyone with information to come forward, per DPD Beat.
