On the morning of June 26, 2025, in Old East Dallas near Deep Ellum, Drew Knowles, age 33 and male, sat in his BMW in the 2700 block of Florence Street as two men in separate cars moved to pin him in. According to arrest affidavits, bounty hunter Rodney Brown, 34, and his work partner, private investigator Jorge Moncivais, 23, had tracked the vehicle using an automated license plate reader after failing to locate Drew Knowles at a residence earlier that day.
Brown pulled behind; Moncivais stopped in front. Brown stepped out with a gun drawn. When Drew Knowles reversed to break free and then tried to speed away, both men opened fire. Moments later, the BMW crashed into a light pole at Cantegral and Live Oak. Dallas Fire-Rescue arrived and pronounced him dead at the scene.
Detectives quickly gathered surveillance footage that, according to the affidavits, showed Brown and Moncivais were not in immediate danger of being run over when they shot into the moving car. Police also noted that Moncivais wore no clothing identifying him as a bounty hunter, while Brown wore a vest labeled “warrant services.” The pair told investigators they were attempting to serve warrants; records later cited by local outlets indicated those warrants were for non-violent offenses.
Within hours, Dallas police arrested Rodney Brown and Jorge Moncivais. Both were charged with murder and booked into the Dallas County Jail under case number 090688-2025. In a public update the next day, authorities identified the victim as Drew Knowles, age 33, and confirmed the arrests. Subsequent reporting detailed that both men worked for a private security firm and, according to officials and public records referenced in news coverage, had recently lapsed armed-security licenses.
What began as a planned apprehension spiraled into a deadly pursuit measured in mere city blocks. Investigators say the boxing-in maneuver, the gunfire as the car fled, and the final crash form a single, unbroken chain of events that ended the life of Drew Knowles, 33, male, in broad daylight on a Thursday morning. As the criminal case advances, the core allegation remains stark: that the two men, by firing into a moving vehicle, intentionally caused his death.
