Man dies at hospital after officers find him shot in Uptown Dallas, police say

A man died at a hospital Wednesday after he was found shot in Uptown Dallas, police said.

Dallas police officers responded about 5 p.m. to a shooting call in the 2200 block of McKinney Avenue, near North Pearl Street, where they found 46-year-old Roderick Butler shot on the sidewalk.

Dallas Fire-Rescue took Butler to a hospital, where he later died, according to police. Police said Butler was shot by an unknown suspect who ran from the location, through parking lots, toward Maple Avenue.

Police released two pictures of the person who they say is a suspect in connection with the shooting. In the photos, the person appeared to hold a firearm and wore blue gloves, a jacket with yellow and gray lining and denim jeans. The department is asking for help to ID the suspect.

Anyone with information may contact detective Laurent Swanson at 469-934-5776 or laurent.swanson@dallaspolice.gov and refer to case No. 227175-2023.