A 28-year-old man was shot multiple times and killed on South Tyler Street in Dallas on Friday, and the person responsible was gone before officers could reach the scene. Samarius Johnson died where he was found, in the 3700 block of South Tyler Street, after Dallas Fire-Rescue pronounced him deceased at the location.
Dallas police responded to a shooting call in that same block on October 30, according to DPD Beat. The department's preliminary investigation found that an unknown suspect shot Johnson multiple times before fleeing the area ahead of officers' arrival, the outlet reported.
No description of the shooter, a motive, or any relationship between Johnson and the person who killed him has been released. Police say the case is being investigated, and will be documented under case number 160262-2026, per the same report.
Detectives Seek Tips in the Case
Dallas police are asking anyone with information about the shooting to come forward. Tips can be directed to Detective T. Johnston, badge number 8977, at 214-671-3523 or [email protected], according to the department's account relayed by DPD Beat.
No arrests have been announced, and investigators have not released further details on how the shooting unfolded or what led up to it.
Part of a String of Dallas Shootings This Fall
Johnson's death comes just days after another fatal Dallas shooting. Police said a man was shot before 5 a.m. along the 700 block of Fabrication Street in late October, and the victim, later identified as 19-year-old Adrian Martinez, was shot in the chest and died after being taken to a hospital, according to CBS News Texas. That investigation also remains ongoing, the station reported.
The South Tyler Street killing arrives even as the city's overall violence numbers have been trending downward. Dallas police reported that overall violent crime fell by approximately 12% in 2025, and homicides dropped by nearly 26% that year, amounting to 42 fewer deaths, according to Spectrum News. Neighboring Fort Worth saw the opposite trend, with its yearly homicide rate remaining 8% higher than the previous year despite a drop in the final quarter, the station noted.
For now, the facts of Johnson's death remain under investigation, and police have not said whether any leads have emerged since Friday's shooting.
