A 21-year-old man was killed and four others injured in an early morning shooting in Dallas on October 12, according to police.
Dallas Police officers responded around 1:30 a.m. to the 8300 block of La Prada Drive, where they found multiple victims suffering from gunshot wounds.
The preliminary investigation determined that five people were shot at the location. One victim, identified as 21-year-old Jacob Cuellar, died at the scene from his injuries. The other four victims were transported to local hospitals for treatment.
Authorities have not released information about possible suspects or motives. The conditions of the surviving victims remain unknown.
Detective P. Wheeler is leading the investigation under case number 147041-2025. Anyone with information is asked to contact Wheeler at 214-671-3686 or [email protected].
The shooting occurred in a residential area of East Dallas. Police have not said whether the victims knew each other or if the attack was random.
Updated October Dallas Homicide Summary
As of October 13, 2025
Total homicide victims: 9
Including unborn child: 1
Arrests made: 2
Dallas has recorded nine homicide victims in October, including an unborn child killed in a stabbing, a woman who died nearly two weeks after being attacked in late September, and a 21-year-old man shot and killed on La Prada Drive early Sunday morning. The incidents span neighborhoods across the city — from Far East Dallas to West and South Dallas — and remain under active investigation.
Homicides Recorded in October
Sept. 29 / Oct. 11 – 4500 Live Oak Street (East Dallas)
Victim: Delia Duron, 57
Suspect: Damion Soloman, 48 — charged with Murder
Case #140547-2025
Oct. 5 – 8800 Block of Ferguson Road (Far East Dallas)
Victim: Anthony Torres, 23
Case #143466-2025
Oct. 5 – 3800 Block of Bernal Drive (West Dallas)
Victims: Pedro Lara Roa, 47; Pedro Lara, 21; Unidentified male
Case #143554-2025
Oct. 5 – 2600 Block of Myrtle Springs Avenue (Northwest Dallas)
Victim: Unborn child; mother survived
Case #143555-2025
Oct. 6 – 4500 Block of Metropolitan Avenue (South Dallas)
Victim: Anthony Anderson, 32
Case #144363-2025
Oct. 7 – 2500 Block of West Wheatland Road (Southwest Dallas)
Victim: Cecilia Simpson, 41
Suspect: Keona Hampton, 22 — charged with Murder
Case #144712-2025
Oct. 12 – 8300 Block of La Prada Drive (East Dallas)
Victim: Jacob Cuellar, 21
Four injured; suspect information unknown
Case #147041-2025
Summary Totals
Total homicide victims: 9
Including unborn child: 1
Arrests: 2 (Keona Hampton, Damion Soloman)
Dates covered: Oct. 1–13
Anyone with information on any of these cases is urged to contact DPD homicide detectives or submit tips anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 214-373-TIPS (8477).