Dally dies in Chapter 10 of The Outsiders. After Johnny's death in Chapter 9, Dally becomes distraught and runs from the hospital. He robs a grocery store and calls the other greasers to meet him at the vacant lot. When the police arrive and surround him under a street lamp, Dally pulls out an unloaded gun he carries as a bluff. The police, unaware the gun is not loaded, shoot and kill him. Ponyboy notes that Dally wanted to die and had a "look of grim triumph" on his face as he was shot

. Thus, Dally's death occurs in Chapter 10 and is a pivotal, tragic moment that underscores themes of despair and the consequences of violence in the novel.