Fatal Shooting at Oak Cliff Dollar Store Leaves One Dead

On December 14, 2023, at around 5:40 p.m., Dallas Police responded to a shooting incident at a Dollar Store located in the 2500 block of S. Belt Line Road in Oak Cliff.

Upon their arrival, officers discovered 31-year-old Michael Pierson inside the store with gunshot wounds. Pierson was transported to a local hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries.

Preliminary investigations revealed that Pierson was shot following a disagreement with an unidentified male suspect. Subsequent to the altercation, the suspect fled the scene, running north through the store's parking lot.

The investigation is ongoing and documented under case number 223676-2023.

Anyone with information in this case is asked to contact Detective Patty Belew at 214-422-9275 or patty.belew@dallaspolice.gov.