Black / African American. On the evening of July 10, 2025, 17-year-old Jaden McMillan, a male, was shot in South Dallas and later died at a hospital. Dallas police said officers responded around 6:40 p.m. to the 3100 block of Easter Avenue, where they found 17-year-old Jaden McMillan wounded; Dallas Fire-Rescue transported the 17-year-old male to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
The fatal shooting happened along a residential stretch of Easter Avenue, an area of South Dallas sometimes described as East Oak Cliff.
By July 12, authorities publicly identified the victim as 17-year-old Jaden McMillan, male, and confirmed the homicide investigation was underway. Local reporting the same weekend described the scene and reiterated that 17-year-old Jaden McMillan had died from his injuries after first responders arrived. An obituary and funeral notices posted later in July memorialized 17-year-old Jaden McMillan and set services in Dallas, underscoring the community’s loss.
Detectives said the preliminary investigation determined that 17-year-old Jaden McMillan, male, was shot by an unknown suspect. Police assigned case number 098231-2025 and asked anyone with information to contact investigators. Coverage in the weeks that followed continued to state that the suspect was unknown and that the investigation was ongoing.
As of the mid-July updates from Dallas police and subsequent local reports, there were no arrests announced in the killing of 17-year-old Jaden McMillan, male, and no suspect description released. Outlets summarizing July homicides likewise listed the case without noting any arrests, reflecting that authorities were still seeking leads into who shot 17-year-old Jaden McMillan.
