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Dallas Police Seek Three 'Persons of Interest' in Halloween Deep Ellum Shooting That Killed Young Father
Dallas police are asking for help identifying three people seen leaving the scene of a Deep Ellum shooting that killed 20-year-old Isiah Boling, a father of two, during Halloween weekend violence that left four dead and 15 injured.
Dallas police are asking the public for help identifying three people described as "persons of interest" who were captured on surveillance video leaving the scene of a fatal shooting in Deep Ellum that killed a 20-year-old father of two.
Isiah Boling was shot in the 2600 block of Elm Street shortly after midnight on Nov. 1, according to the Dallas Police Department. He was taken to a hospital, where he died.
"The three individuals are seen leaving the scene shortly after the murder," police said in a news release.
Boling was among four people killed in three separate shootings in Deep Ellum over Halloween weekend. Another 15 people were injured in the violence.
Known to his family as Zay, Boling left behind a 1-year-old daughter, Tazanna, and a 2-year-old son, Zamier.
His family previously said Boling was celebrating Halloween with his brother and sister when a group of men grabbed his sister, leading to an argument. The family said Boling was shot twice, in the chest and stomach, as the confrontation escalated.
Boling's mother, Flora Perez, recalled returning to the scene where her son was killed. There, she found the mask that had been placed over his face.
"I knew that was the last thing that touched him. So I gave it a kiss, and I brought it home with me because I got to kiss me goodbye like that," Perez said.
Perez said her son had a bright future ahead of him.
"He was someone with a future. He was a protector, and he died doing that," she said.
Boling was with his brother and sister at Deep Ellum's "Nightmare on Elm Street" party when, according to his family, the night took a deadly turn. His family said a group of men grabbed his sister near Elm Street, prompting a verbal altercation involving Boling. The confrontation escalated to gunfire, and Boling was fatally shot.
Video from the scene showed Boling lying on the ground as his brother and paramedics rushed to help him.
For Perez, the loss was difficult to comprehend.
"You're not supposed to bury your children. You plan on your children burying you," she said.
Boling's mother and the mother of his children, Thalia Tracey, said he adored his two young children. Tracey said the children still ask for their father and do not yet understand that he is gone.
"The best father to his kids. They loved him. They still ask for him," Tracey said.
She said she was still struggling to process his death.
"Like it can't be real. It still doesn't feel like it," Tracey said.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Sgt. Boz Rojas at 214-671-3598 or boz.rojas@dallaspolice.gov.