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Joseph Syas

Case from Dallas, TX dated May 17, 2022

Victim Details

Joseph Syas

Male

Black / African American

Dallas

TX

2022-05-17

65

Joseph

Syas

07/18/2026

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Joseph Syas, a 65-year-old man of African American ethnicity, was found dead on the sidewalk in the 6700 block of Eastridge Drive in Dallas, TX, on May 17, 2022. He had been shot in the face and was pronounced dead at the scene by Dallas Fire-Rescue. The circumstances surrounding his death were initially unclear, prompting a homicide investigation by Dallas police.

The investigation revealed that Syas was walking home from the store when he was shot by Kevin Sheffield, a 20-year-old at t ...
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