IRVING, Texas - A 33-year-old man has died following a road-rage shooting Wednesday evening at a busy Irving intersection, and a 62-year-old Irving resident has been arrested and charged with murder, police said.
According to the Irving Police Department, officers responded at approximately 5:45 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026, to a reported shooting at the intersection of N. Belt Line Road and Finley Road. When officers arrived, they found 33-year-old Yoduardy Sanchez-Naranjo inside a vehicle suffering from a gunshot wound.
Officers immediately began life-saving measures, and Sanchez-Naranjo was transported to Parkland Hospital. The Dallas County Medical Examiner's Office said he succumbed to his injuries about four hours later.
Investigators quickly identified a suspect vehicle and a suspect, identified as 62-year-old Kenneth Nixon of Irving. Nixon was taken into custody at approximately 9:30 p.m. and charged with two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and one count of murder.
Police said the investigation determined the shooting stemmed from a road-rage incident and that there is no ongoing threat to the public.
Sanchez-Naranjo was originally from Cuba. Online records show that he has resided in Dallas and Las Vegas.
Anyone with additional information about the incident or Nixon’s involvement is asked to contact Detective Herring at 972-721-2604 or by email at sherring@IrvingTX.gov. Anonymous tips may also be submitted to IPDCrimeTips@IrvingTX.gov.
