Keyunte Lewis, 19, a Black male, was found shot on the morning of July 21, 2025, in the 2500 block of Bahama Drive in West Oak Cliff. Dallas police were dispatched around 8:10 a.m. and discovered Keyunte Lewis wounded at the scene; Dallas Fire-Rescue took him to a local hospital where he died. The department opened a homicide investigation under case number 103596-2025.
Reporters' aerial images later showed investigators working a parking lot outside an apartment complex, with dozens of evidence markers scattered across the pavement, underscoring the violence of the attack.
Authorities said they were still working to determine who fired the shots and why. As of the initial releases that day and subsequent local coverage, there was no suspect in custody, no detailed description of a shooter, and no publicly announced motive. Police asked for tips as detectives continued to canvass the area and gather evidence.
In the days that followed, friends, mentors, and family mourned Keyunte Lewis, 19, remembering him as “Papi,” a recent graduate who had sharpened his culinary skills through Café Momentum and was preparing for HVAC training while pursuing music. An obituary listed his full name and life details, and Café Momentum organized support for his family. Community memorial pages and violence-tracking databases recorded his death, adding his name to the city's July homicide tally. As of those postings, there were still no arrests reported in the case.
