Dallas man charged with murder after Main Street confrontation victim dies from head trauma

The Brief

  • 21-year-old Josiah Gomez has been charged with murder after a July 5 confrontation at the Vidorra Bar on Main Street in Dallas.
  • An arrest affidavit states Gomez pushed 26-year-old Sylvester Victor down a flight of stairs, causing severe head trauma.
  • Gomez was initially charged with aggravated assault causing serious bodily injury, but after Victor died on Aug. 5, Gomez’s charges were upgraded to murder.

DALLAS A July confrontation on Main Street in Dallas led to the victim’s death after getting pushed down a flight of stairs, and the suspect’s charges being upgraded to murder.

Dallas Main Street confrontation

What we know:

21-year-old Josiah Gomez was arrested on July 22 and charged with aggravated assault causing serious bodily injury in connection to a July 5 confrontation at a Dallas bar.

An arrest affidavit states on July 5, Gomez got into a verbal argument with 26-year-old Sylvester Victor at the Vidorra Bar on Main Street in Dallas.

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