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34-year-old found dead in Dallas after 'homicidal violence,' police say

Police said the unknown suspect(s) left the scene before officers arrived Thursday afternoon and found Cody Ward dead.
Credit: Denzil Brown / 13News Now

DALLAS — Dallas police say they have opened a homicide investigation after finding a victim dead inside a residence Thursday afternoon.

In a news release, police said they responded at 4:15 p.m. to a service call from the 5100 block of Verde Valley Lane.

When officers arrived, they said they found a person dead inside the residence. They identified the victim as 34-year-old Cody Ward.

Police said Ward died from "homicidal violence." No suspects have been identified as of Saturday morning. They left the scene before officers got there.

Anyone with information on this case is asked to contact Detective Reed by calling 469-597-9332 or emailing jelisa.reed@dallaspolice.gov.

Police are documenting this case under number 0005941-2024.

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