Dallas police say a May 3 confrontation that began at a 7/11 on Buckner Boulevard ended with an unborn child killed and two suspects now charged, including Keyner Ariel Calero Jiron and Yeremy Alexander Zapata Aleman. The shooting, which left three people hurt and sparked neighbors’ alarm, unfolded as the victims drove away and were pursued along Buckner Boulevard and nearby streets.
Officers responded around 12:40 a.m. to the 4700 block of Wimbelton Way after a shooting call, and found three victims at the scene. One victim had been shot multiple times and told officers she was pregnant, according to an arrest affidavit. She was taken to a hospital where doctors determined her unborn child had been struck and did not survive.
Dallas Police say the sequence began at a 7/11 at 4710 Buckner Boulevard when a driver got into a physical fight with Keyner Ariel Calero Jiron as he was leaving the store. That driver then returned to his vehicle, and a verbal argument continued between people inside the car and Calero Jiron. A juvenile who rode with the victims told investigators they saw a green laser inside the other vehicle shortly before gunfire erupted.
The victims steered north on Buckner Boulevard while Calero Jiron and a passenger, identified as Yeremy Alexander Zapata Aleman, pursued them, police say. Surveillance footage reportedly shows rounds fired toward the victims’ vehicle while both cars were moving on Buckner. Another southbound driver was hit by stray bullets and suffered vehicle damage but was not injured.
Police tracked Calero Jiron’s car later that morning around 6:20 a.m. and attempted a traffic stop, but officers say the vehicle fled and ran multiple red lights before disappearing from view near Peak Street and Worth Street. Officers relocated the car about 6:50 a.m. on Chariot Drive, where the driver tried to escape again and ultimately crashed the vehicle into a curb in the 5000 block of Buckner Boulevard. Law enforcement found cocaine on Calero Jiron and MDMA in the vehicle where Zapata Aleman had been sitting.
Calero Jiron now faces nine charges, including five counts of felony aggravated assault, one count of evading arrest, possession of cocaine, unlawful carrying of a weapon, and a capital murder charge tied to the infant’s death. Zapata Aleman faces seven charges: five counts of felony aggravated assault, possession of cocaine, and a capital murder charge related to the same killing. The list of charges underscores how investigators treated the incident as both violent and intentional.
Neighbors told FOX 4 reporter David Sentendrey that the shooting felt like another marker in a troubling trend near the area where it occurred. “I heard a lady say, ‘Ahhh!’ She was screaming — and I was like, what is going on?” Jennifer Lacy said, recalling the panic that rippled through the block. Lacy added, “It’s not like how it used to be, I know when I was growing up,” as residents described shifting routines and new fears.
Another neighbor, Gloria Boyce, put the worry plainly: “You have to go in the house early now over here because people just started getting shot. It’s terrible.” The emotional toll was visible in comments about bystanders and victims who had no part in the confrontation. “She didn’t have nothing to do with it — why did they do that? Innocent bystanders. It’s crazy.” said another witness, capturing the community’s shock at an unborn child caught in the crossfire.
Investigators reconstructed the timeline using witness accounts, surveillance footage, and a chain of vehicle stops that followed the shooting. The affidavit notes both pursuit and exchange of gunfire as key moments that turned a verbal dispute into a deadly incident. Evidence recovered from the scene and inside the suspects’ car has been included in the case file as prosecutors weigh the serious charges now lodged.
Police emphasize they are treating the death as a capital murder because of the fatal wound to the unborn child, a designation that raises the stakes in court. The investigation continues to sort through ballistics, witness statements, and the sequence of events at the 7/11 and during the road pursuit. Dallas Police Department sources say the community can expect updates as charges move through the judicial process.
For residents in the affected neighborhood, the case deepened concerns about safety and the presence of violent episodes late at night. Local accounts repeatedly noted that the violence felt sudden and senseless, especially given the presence of uninvolved drivers and passersby. Officials and neighbors agree that addressing violent crime will require coordinated responses and continued attention from law enforcement.
As arrests and charges advance, prosecutors will build a case around the pursuit, the shooting, and the drugs and weapons recovered by officers. The outcome will hinge on linking the suspects’ actions to the fatal shot that killed the unborn child and on witness testimony from people who were at the gas station or inside the victim vehicle. The situation has intensified calls for community safety measures and a clearer account of how a 7/11 dispute escalated into a capital murder case.
