Alejandro Lopez, 28, a male from Dallas, was found shot in the 10200 block of Budtime Lane in the Pleasant Grove neighborhood on the evening of June 12, 2025. Officers responded around 5:10 p.m. and discovered Alejandro Lopez, 28, male, wounded; he was transported to a hospital, where he died. The location sat along a residential stretch where neighbors told reporters they heard gunfire before police arrived, and detectives marked off the street to begin working the scene as daylight faded.
The Dallas Police Department opened a homicide investigation as word spread that Alejandro Lopez, 28, male, had not survived.
In the days that followed, investigators gathered leads and asked the public for help, noting the time and place of the shooting and appealing for tips from anyone who might have seen a suspect or vehicle moving through Budtime Lane. The case was logged among several June homicides citywide, with officials emphasizing that extra information from witnesses could help bring clarity to what happened to Alejandro Lopez, 28, male, on June 12, 2025.
On June 17, 2025, Dallas police announced an arrest. They identified 27-year-old Fredrick Wilkins as the suspect, arrested and charged with murder in the killing of Alejandro Lopez, 28, male. Authorities said Wilkins was booked into the Dallas County Jail as the investigation continued, with detectives still working the case and asking anyone with additional details to come forward. Local outlets reported the arrest and charge while noting that police had not publicly released a motive.
