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18-year-old fatally shot on Dallas front porch, police say

Davis Trujillo was a Dallas ISD senior and had already been accepted to two area colleges, family members say.

Updated at 10:26 p.m. with quotes from the Trujillo family.

A Dallas family is devastated and begs the public for answers after their 18-year-old son died after being shot Sunday night in Dallas, police said.

The shooting happened around 8 p.m., according to police. 

Davis Trujillo was on his front porch in the 1200 block of North Street at the time.

His parents, Jenny and Juan Trujillo, said that Davis has momentarily stepped outside to smoke a cigarette, and then in moments, he was struggling to get back in the house again. 

Juan told WFAA that his son had been shot at least twice and was bleeding profusely. 

Credit: TRUJILLO FAMILY
Photo of Davis Trujillo, 18.

First responders took him to a local hospital for treatment, but he died from his injuries.

Trujillo was a senior at Roosevelt High School and had already been accepted to two area colleges, his parents told WFAA. 

"Whenever we saw him bleeding and spitting up blood, we just thought the worst at that moment," father Juan Trujillo said. "We didn't know how to react." 

Trujillo told WFAA that his son is a first-generation American and would often work with him in construction during breaks from school. 

The father wept as he told WFAA that he held Trujillo while waiting for an ambulance. 

Davis' blood was still on the father's hands hours later. 

"For a father to lose his son, it's very sad and it's very ugly," Trujillo said. 

Trujillo's death leaves more questions than answers for the police. 

Detectives don't believe Trujillo was targeted for any specific reason so far and don't have a description of the suspect. 

They also don't have a motive. 

Credit: TRUJILLO FAMILY
Davis Trujillo, 18, was shot outside his home Sunday night.

Juan Trujillo told WFAA that his son had no enemies and neither did the family, that he knows of. 

"Whoever did this, they destroyed a family. We just want them to turn themselves in. They deserve to be in jail for what they did to us," Trujillo said. 

The police are asking for the public's help in the case as the investigation continues.

Anyone with any information is asked to contact Det. Rawleigh Williams at 469-934-5737 or r.williams@dallascityhall.com and refer to case No. 230955-2020.

Crime Stoppers is also offering up to a $5,000 reward for information that leads to an arrest and indictment in the case. Tipsters can call 214-373-8477 at any time.

The family is also raising funds for a funeral. 

If you'd like to help, the GoFundMe is here.

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