Dallas Police Release Video of Three Men Linked to Deep Ellum Death
Investigators are asking residents to identify three individuals seen on camera leaving the scene where Isiah Boling was fatally shot on Nov. 1.
By Vikram Harrison ·
Dallas police have released surveillance footage of three men they describe as persons of interest in the fatal shooting of a 20-year-old father. Isiah Boling died after being shot in the 2600 block of Elm Street in the Deep Ellum neighborhood shortly after midnight on Nov. 1.
The department stated that the three individuals were seen leaving the area shortly after the murder. Sgt. Boz Rojas is leading the investigation and has asked the public to contact him at 214-671-3598 or via email at boz.rojas@dallaspolice.gov with any information. Boling was taken to a hospital following the incident, where doctors pronounced him dead.
His family says Boling, who went by the nickname Zay, was attending the Nightmare on Elm Street Halloween party with his brother and sister when the trouble began. A group of men grabbed his sister near Elm Street, which led to a verbal argument. The family reports that the confrontation escalated and Boling was shot twice, once in the chest and once in the stomach.
Video from the scene captured Boling lying on the ground as his brother and paramedics rushed to assist him. His mother, Flora Perez, returned to the location and found the mask that had covered her son's face. She told CBS News Texas reporter Amelia Mugavero that she kissed the mask before bringing it home, saying it was the last thing to touch him.
Perez described her son as a protector with a bright future ahead of him. She noted the difficulty of the loss by stating, "You're not supposed to bury your children. You plan on your children burying you." Boling leaves behind a 1-year-old daughter, Tazanna, and a 2-year-old son, Zamier.
Thalia Tracey, the mother of Boling's children, said the kids still ask for their father and do not fully understand he is gone. She described him as the best father to his children. Tracey told Mugavero that she is struggling to process the death, adding, "Like it can't be real. It still doesn't feel like it." Boling was one of several people affected during the Halloween weekend events, during which another 15 people were injured.
Police continue to review the video footage as they seek to identify the three men. The department has not released names for the persons of interest. Residents who were in the Deep Ellum area on the night of Nov. 1 are urged to reach out to Sgt. Rojas.
