Family of Dallas Movie Critic Killed In Hit-And-Run Near Movie Theatre Push for New Answers

Family members of a Dallas movie critic killed in a hit and run this Spring say their pain has not gone away; and they're speaking out again, hoping someone comes forward to police with new information.

Gary Murray died in late April after a pickup truck driver hit him near the Angelika Theatre on Mockingbird Lane in Dallas.

He was in the cross-walk trying to get across the street around 10:15 p.m.

Dallas police admit they have very few clues to go on.

Murray’s family believes there are witnesses to the crime, who haven't told police everything they know.

"Because it was a hit and run, there is no closure until we find the person who did this," said niece Macy Murray, who drove three hours from Houston to meet NBC 5 and share her pain.

She's desperate for answers about who hit her uncle and left him in the crosswalk to die.

"He had this child-like personality. He loved three things: he loved movies, he loved his family, he loved his friends. And we really do miss him so much," she said.

Police reviewed surveillance cameras near the intersection and spoke with witnesses, but they couldn't get a license plate or even the color or model of pickup truck.

Officers then re-interviewed some witnesses days later, but they didn't get any new clues.

"Knowing that the holidays are coming up, with the Fourth of July this weekend and all those fun summer days, it’s not getting any easier," Murray said.

"With anyone that has a family member that has been in a hit and run, or murdered, or anything; you want to find who did this to that person, and to go every day without knowing, it’s hard," she added.

Murray was the second person killed crossing Mockingbird Station in a 15-month stretch.

The city will soon start construction on a pedestrian bridge. Family members want the timeline bumped up to be completed by the end of this year.

"Does a third person have to lose their life just for them to build a bridge? C’mon," Murray said, noting that the bridge was originally slated for construction in 2015.

The Mockingbird Station pedestrian bridge may not be completed until next summer.

Murray's family wants police--and the public--to keep fighting to give them closure.

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