Homicide Detectives Investigating After 82-Year-Old Man Dies In Gould Street Robbery Call

DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – An 82-year-old Dallas man is dead after what police initially thought was a robbery on Sunday, January 30.

At about 1:05 a.m., Dallas Police responded to a robbery call at 2800 Gould Street. The unknown victim, an 82-year-old man, was found on the ground in the street with his face covered in blood.

Dallas Fire-Rescue transported the victim to an area hospital, where he later died from homicidal violence. The victim’s name will not be released until detectives make the next of kin notification.

Police did not say whether the crime was a botched robbery or if another motive was involved.

The Homicide Unit urges anyone with information to contact Detective John Valdez at 214-671-3623 or by email: john.valdez@dallascityhall.com, and please refer to case #018064-2022.

Tips can also be submitted to Crime Stoppers. Crime Stoppers will pay up to $5,000 for information called into Crime Stoppers that leads to the arrest and indictment for this felony offense and other felony offenses. Call Crime Stoppers at 214-373-TIPS (8477), 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

from CBS Dallas / Fort Worth https://ift.tt/Byh0egaiV