On Monday night, a shooting in the 1800 block of W. Mockingbird Lane left a Dallas man dead after police found him with gunshot wounds. The victim, identified as 47-year-old Bobby Mckinney, was taken to a local hospital, where he later died. Dallas police are treating the case as a homicide and have opened a criminal investigation.
According to the department’s public blog, officers were called to the scene at about 9:40 p.m., and the case is documented under number 067513-2026, as reported by DPD Beat. The post lists Detective C. Fehrenbach #11089 as the lead investigator and the point of contact for tips.
Crime Trend and Context
Dallas ended 2025 with 141 homicides, the lowest total since 2015, though police say shootings are still a persistent problem, according to the Dallas Morning News. The Dallas Police Department’s NIBRS homicide list shows 63 homicide-related incidents logged through last Wednesday, a reminder that investigators are continuing to closely track violent crime this year, per Dallas Police…