In the pre-dawn hours of Sunday, July 13, Grand Prairie Police Department officers responded to a 911 call reporting a breaking-and-entering in the 1800 block of Avenue E. Arriving at approximately 5:45 a.m., they found an adult male with an apparent gunshot wound; Grand Prairie Fire Department personnel pronounced him dead at the scene.
The residence sits in a tranquil neighborhood south of Hensley Field and west of Mountain Creek Lake—a detail neighbors say underscores how swiftly violence can intrude on suburban calm.…