Just after 3 a.m. on August 30, 2025, Dallas police were sent to the 2400 block of 52nd Street in the Cedar Crest area of East Oak Cliff, where they found 21-year-old Dortae Jarmal Ross, a male, lying mortally wounded from a gunshot. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The Dallas County Medical Examiner later identified the victim as 21-year-old Dortae Jarmal Ross, male, confirming the grim discovery that had begun as a routine shooting call in the dark, quiet hours before dawn.
Detectives secured the block as a homicide scene and opened case number 124823-2025, beginning the slow work of reconstructing a timeline from scattered shell casings, emergency radio traffic, and a street where neighbors woke to flashing red and blue lights. Early notices from authorities described a male victim found shot at the location; subsequent updates named 21-year-old Dortae Jarmal Ross, male, as relatives and friends learned that the life cut short was his.
By the following days, public records and memorial listings recorded that 21-year-old Dortae Jarmal Ross, male, was lost to gun violence in Dallas on August 30, 2025. Community pages bore his name among those killed that day, a small entry that belied the human weight of the loss for those who knew him.
As of the most recent reporting, investigators had not announced a suspect, motive, or arrests in the killing of 21-year-old Dortae Jarmal Ross, male. Dallas police asked anyone with information to contact Detective J. Ortiz-Vives at 214-671-4310 or by email, emphasizing that the investigation remains open.
