David Salomón González Sánchez(left) and Abel Humberto González Sánchez (right) attend a birthday party for the grandmother of their sister-in-law before being killed in an early morning shooting on Sunday, May 17, 2026.
Elizeth Diaz
The last night David Salomón González Sánchez and Abel Humberto González Sánchez were together, they lived life to the fullest. The two brothers spent the night of May 16 in Dallas at a family birthday party surrounded by loved ones, wise elders, food and good music. For many in their family, that joyful night was the last time they’d see the brothers alive.
Elizeth Diaz, their sister-in-law, alleges Abel, 40, and David, 26, were killed by one of their neighbors around 2:30 a.m. after returning to their home in the 6600 block of Emhouse Street following the party. The 47-year-old man accused of killing them was later arrested, according to Dallas police.
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Police said in a news release the man barricaded himself at the location following the shooting. SWAT was called to the scene and the man was taken into custody without incident, police said.
The man faces a charge of capital murder of multiple persons and is currently being held at the Dallas County jail with a bail set at $6 million. It’s unclear if he has an attorney.
According to his arrest warrant affidavit, the man told a witness the brothers attempted to “jump him” and were fatally shot during the fight.
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Officers found the brothers lying on the ground in the alleged shooter’s driveway shot multiple times, police said in the affidavit.
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Their older brother Pablo “Israel” González, 42, and Diaz, 38, learned later that morning that Abel and David had been killed.
Diaz said she learned from the funeral home Abel had been beaten and had injuries to his face.
“It seems like the guy took out all his anger on both of them, but mostly on Abel,” she said.
Prior to the killings, the brothers were at a birthday party for Diaz’s grandmother with their older brother Israel and other family and friends.
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Abel was the DJ at the party. As Abel kept the partygoers entertained, David talked with Diaz’s grandmother about his plans for the future and sought her advice on how to settle down.
The family celebrated with mole, chicken, agua fresca, a piñata and candy bags for the kids, Diaz said. The brothers stayed around until the party ended, packed up their truck with Abel’s DJ equipment and headed back to their home about 15 minutes away, Diaz said.
When Abel and David arrived home, they encountered their neighbor. Diaz said the fight started before the brothers even had time to get the DJ equipment out of their truck.
The fight left Diaz confused. She said people were close in David and Abel’s neighborhood. Diaz said the brothers even attended the same cookouts as the alleged shooter.
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Their older brother Israel, Diaz, aunts, uncles and other family went to clean out David and Abel’s home a few days after their deaths.
Cruz González Garcia said being in her nephew’s home reminded her of all of David and Abel’s accomplishments and dreams.
The brothers were from Querétaro, México. Their mother died about 15 years ago, but their father and two sisters still live in Mexico, Diaz said.
Like all brothers, Diaz said they sometimes fought, but always supported each other. They also worked together, lived together and had fun together. David came to the United States about five years ago while Abel arrived in 2002, Diaz said. They worked as construction workers for Israel’s business doing fence repair and metal work, Diaz said.
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“They were honest people, and we don’t know what rage got into this man that made him do this to them.” Diaz said.
Garcia, 47, traveled from North Carolina to Dallas after learning her nephews were killed. She said she grew up in the same house as them in Querétaro and she taught Abel to walk as a baby.
Abel and David shared a profound love for their family, their work and for life itself, the family said in their obituary.
The last time she spoke with her nephews was Mother’s Day, Garcia said. They were looking forward to visiting her in the summer for their birthday, she said.
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“I loved them,” Garcia said. “They’re my nephews, my blood.”
As the family cleaned out the brother’s home, Diaz said she found a Bible she gave David when he was a child. She said she was shocked to see he had held onto it for so long.
“It was just a beautiful memory to know that maybe I sowed a seed in his heart that he could take home to be with his mother,” Diaz said.
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The funeral home headed to Mexico with Abel and David’s bodies on Wednesday, Diaz said. The family plans to lay them to rest alongside their mother and another brother in the Santa Bárbara Municipal Pantheon.