Man shot dead at Dallas GameStop, two charged with capital murder

DALLAS – Two people were arrested and charged with capital murder following the shooting at the Dallas GameStop over the weekend, but at this point we still don’t know what led up to the shooting.

Jacob Cohen, 25, was shot and killed in a store near I-30 and Buckner Boulevard shortly before 6:30 p.m. Sunday.

Witnesses say they heard gunfire and saw young people fleeing the area around Pleasant Grove Mall.

“Right before I walked past the GameStop store, I heard six to seven shots and it took me about a couple of seconds to realize it was gunfire,” said Murat Ensar Sirdas.

Sirdas works at a mall and says he was walking to the nearest ATM when he heard gunshots.

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“Then I saw 5 to 6 people running away from GameStop,” he said. “I saw the guy. He was lying on the floor and I thought he was dead. He didn’t move.”

Dallas police did not say what led to the shooting or how many people were involved, but they charged 18-year-old Jameson Mills and an unidentified juvenile suspect with capital murder.

According to the Dallas County Sheriff’s Office, Mills was previously arrested for illegal possession of a weapon in June 2022 when he posted a $500 bail.

In December, Judge Angela King allowed his case to be dismissed if Mills agreed to confiscate the three firearms, according to court documents.

The Dallas County District Attorney signed the decision.

“They were all young people,” Sirdas said.

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He told FOX 4 that someone who apparently knew the victim tried to break into GameStop after the shooting, but it was locked away.

“He said a couple of times that it was my brother, but I think the employees were also very scared and nervous. They didn’t open the door,” Sirdas said.

Police did not say whether Cohen, the victim, knew the 18-year-old accused of his murder.

Sirdas says he feels terrible for the victim and his family. He is also concerned about who else might have been shot.

“When the shooting happened, there was a guy in the store with his kids,” he said.