UPDATE: According to a Dallas Police Department report, officers responded to a shooting call in the 4400 block of Maple Avenue (behind the Jack in the Box restaurant on Maple at Hondo Street) at about 2:35 p.m. Saturday, July 26, where they found Augustin Espinosa, 44. Reports say that Espinosa had suffered a gunshot wound and was unresponsive when officers arrived.
Dallas Fire and Rescue responded, but the victim died at the scene.
Robert Simmons, 43, was arrested, at a different location, in connection with Espinosa’s death and has been charged with deadly conduct/discharge of a firearm, possession of a controlled substance and violation of bond conditions, reports note.
Dallas County Jail records indicate that Simmons was booked in to the jail at 1:59 p.m. Sunday, July 27. Records indicate Magistrate Janice Wolff set a $1,000 bond for possession of a controlled substance ( penalty group 3, less than 28 grams, a class A misdemeanor), and a $1,000 bond for violating a bond or protective order. There was no bond listed on the deadly conduct charge.
Dallas County jail records note that bond amounts listed reflect the initial bond set and that the total bond amount “excludes holds from other jurisdictions.)
Police said “motives and circumstances surrounding this offense are still under investigation. The case number is 106414-2025, and anyone with information related to the case is asked to contact Detective F. Silva, #10422, by phone at 214-608-2832 or by email at Fernando.Silva@DallaPolice.Give.
ORIGINAL POST: According to a call to Dallas Voice, police, emergency medical services and a medical examiner were at Kaliente on Maple Avenue late Saturday afternoon, July 26.
However, reports posted to social media by DFW Scanner say that police were investigating a dead body found behind the Jack in the Box, which is across Hondo Street from Kaliente. So it is likley that personnel parked outside the nightclub were part of the investigation across the street.
The DFW Scanner post, made between 4 and 5 p.m., noted “Northwest division officers are waiting for CSU, homicide detectives and the medical examiner to arrive. According to scanner traffic, the victim was found with gunshot wounds. DFR responded but did not transport.”
We will update this post as more information becomes available.
— David Taffet & Tammye Nash