Brandon Dorsey, 44, was shot in a residential neighborhood in Plano, Texas, on the afternoon of May 17, 2025. Officers were called to the 5600 block of Woodhaven Court at about 4:30 p.m.; responders found Dorsey with apparent gunshot wounds to his upper body. Plano Fire-Rescue transported him to a local hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.

The next morning, May 18, 2025, police arrested 44-year-old Carlos Arthur Schurman Mendes of Dallas and charged him with murder. Mendes was booked into the Collin County Jail; bond had not been set in the initial reports. Investigators have not released details about what led to the shooting, whether Dorsey and the arrested man knew each other, or whether others were involved. The case is being handled by the Plano Police Crimes Against Persons Unit.

If anyone in the neighborhood or with information about Dorsey’s movements that afternoon can help, please contact investigators.