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Dallas Police Release Body-Cam Footage, Launch Investigations into Deep Ellum Shooting

Investigators are examining an officer’s decision to shoot a teenager who was holding a firearm over his friend’s body after a holiday weekend gunfight.

Dallas police released body camera footage of a shooting in Deep Ellum that left a 21-year-old man dead and another injured.
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Overview

  • On July 5, a parking-lot altercation at 2600 Canton Street in Deep Ellum escalated to gunfire that wounded five people and left 21-year-old Kaylen Fritz fatally shot.
  • Body-camera footage shows Officer Luis Garza-Fuantos ordering 19-year-old Tevin Valentine to drop a weapon before firing one round when Valentine pointed the gun at him.
  • The released video captures officers immediately rendering medical aid as Valentine, struck by the shot, suffered non-life-threatening injuries.
  • Investigators recovered multiple firearms at the scene, including a gun reported stolen in 2022 from University Park, and no arrests have been made in the initial shooting.
  • The Dallas Police Special Investigations Unit, Dallas County district attorney’s office and the Office of Community Police Oversight have opened inquiries following community calls for transparency.