Victim Found Dead in Breezeway on Southwell Rd

On Tuesday, April 11, 2023, at approximately 12:15 a.m., Dallas Police responded to a shooting call in the 2400 block of Southwell Road.  The preliminary investigation determined  officers found the victim, Javoski Javonte Dawson, 31, lying on the floor of a breezeway with a gunshot wound.  The victim was transported to a hospital, where he died from his injury. 

This is an ongoing investigation that will be documented under case number 060842-2023.

Anyone with information regarding this offense is asked to please contact Detective Abel Lopez at 214-671-3676 or at abel.lopez@dallaspolice.gov