Update: 3/4/2024

On January 29, 2024, Dallas Police Arrested Travon Ransom, 26. He is charged with Murder, Evading Arrest with a Vehicle, and Unlawful Carry of a Weapon.

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On January 27, 2024, at about 11:10 p.m., Dallas Police responded to a shooting call in the 4900 block of Gaston Avenue. 

The preliminary investigation determined when officers arrived, they found a man, Taikian Brooks, 35, shot at the location. 

 Brooks was taken to a local hospital where he died from his injury.

 This investigation is ongoing and is documented on case number 014864-2024.

Anyone with information regarding this offense is asked to contact Detective White at 214-671-3690 or jacob.white@dallaspolice.gov.