On August 31, 2025, in South Dallas, Dagoverto Rodriguez, 60, was shot after a confrontation that unfolded near the Austin Street Center, a homeless services hub just off the 1800 block of Jeffries Street. According to an arrest affidavit summarized in local reporting, the dispute began over a parked car and escalated into a fight; a man then produced a gun and fired. Officers arrived around 5:10 p.m. and found Dagoverto Rodriguez, 60, male, gravely wounded.
He was rushed to a hospital, where he died.
Dallas police soon arrested a 66-year-old man, identified as Charles Reeder, who, according to reports, flagged down officers and admitted he had fired the shot. Police booked him into the Dallas County Jail on a murder charge as the case moved forward. Department updates logged the investigation under case number 125543-2025 and noted that the medical examiner's office would confirm the victim's identity.
In the days that followed, officials identified the victim as Dagoverto Rodriguez, 60, and community gun-violence trackers recorded his death among the lives lost that weekend. Coverage reiterated that the shooting stemmed from a quarrel by the shelter, and that a single suspect—Reeder—was in custody, facing a murder charge while detectives continued their work.
