Argument over New Year’s gunfire leads to murder, police searching for suspect

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A murder warrant has been issued for 18-year-old Miguel Sereno after he was involved in a New Years Day altercation that left one man dead, police say.

Just after midnight on Jan. 1, police responded to a call in the 4500 block of Mar Vista Trail. When they arrived, they found one man laying in a driveway who had been shot. The man was transported to a local hospital where he died.

Police identified the victim as 36-year-old Dylan Reeves.

Sereno fled the scene before police arrived, and police are still searching for him. Police say Sereno should be considered armed and dangerous and should not be approached.

Reeves’ family told KDFW reporter David Sentendrey that Reeves was shot after confronting neighbors who were shooting off their guns in celebration for the new year.

The murder is Dallas’ first of 2023.

Many Oak Cliff residents raised concerns on Twitter over the amount of gunfire they heard after midnight.

One user said it sounded like Oak Cliff was “under siege.”

The morning of Jan. 1, Oak Cliff artist Jeremy Biggers wrote in a tweet “last night was something that I’ve never experienced. And never want to experience again.”