DeeAnthony Renaze Armstead, 18, male, Black/African American, was shot in the early morning hours of May 24, 2025, in the 4300 block of Roseland Avenue in Old East Dallas. Officers were dispatched around 1:45 a.m.; when they arrived, they found DeeAnthony Renaze Armstead wounded at the scene. Dallas Fire-Rescue responded, and he was pronounced dead. The incident was documented by Dallas police under case number 073386-2025.
Investigators said a second person was also shot but took themself to a hospital, and officials did not immediately release that person’s condition. The shooting unfolded in a residential area off Roseland Avenue, and local coverage indicated the address corresponded to a short-term rental where the violence erupted in the middle of the night. Detectives appealed for tips from anyone who might have been nearby or heard or seen anything that could clarify how DeeAnthony Renaze Armstead came under fire.
On June 11, 2025, nearly three weeks after the killing of DeeAnthony Renaze Armstead, members of the U.S. Marshals Task Force arrested 18-year-old Cody Jones in connection with the case. He was booked into the Dallas County Jail on a murder charge. Police subsequently publicized the warrant and suspect description as the case moved forward.
News reports later noted that Cody Jones was indicted for murder in July 2025 as proceedings advanced through the courts, while authorities continued to solicit information that could help explain the moments leading up to the shooting of DeeAnthony Renaze Armstead and the wounding of the second victim. Memorials online marked the date of his death and identified him as an 18-year-old killed by gunfire in Dallas, underscoring the loss felt by those who knew him.
