Shootings

Dallas PD Honors Its Fallen on Facebook with Reminders of the City's Dangerous Past

Yesterday, the Dallas Police Department has blanketed its Facebook page with a portrait and brief biography of every officer killed in the line of duty over the past 121 years. The procession of 80 mostly young faces is a somber reminder of how dangerous a job policing is. A handful of the names ar ... More >>

A Man Reportedly Murdered His Pregnant Girlfriend in Hamilton Park, Then Took Police on a Wild Chase [Updated]

The headline summarizes what we know at this point pretty well. According to Fox 4, the man you see abandoning his car in the picture above shot and killed his girlfriend and unborn child today in the 12300 block of Hoblitzelle Drive in the Hamilton Park neighborhood of Northeast Dallas. Then, he ra ... More >>

A Sandy Hook Parent Will Throw Out the First Pitch at Tomorrow's Rangers Home Opener

Emilie Parker, a tow-headed and ever-smiling 6-year-old, was gunned down on December 14 along with 19 of her classmates at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Her parents, Robbie and Alyssa Parker, have coped with her death by sharing their memories of her in the media and on Facebook. She was a vibrant g ... More >>

A Kaufman County Prosecutor Was Murdered as he Walked to Work This Morning

Just before 9 a.m., as a Kaufman County prosecutor got out of his car in a parking lot outside the county courthouse, he was ambushed by two gunmen who shot him five times. That's according to a report from Fox 4. The prosecutor's name has yet to be publicly released pending notification of family ... More >>

Texas Conservative Groups Are Dismissing a Republican-Backed School Safety Plan as "Just Another Tax"

On Tuesday, the same day two men opened fire at Houston's Lone Star Community College, a bipartisan trio of state lawmakers unveiled a plan aimed at reducing school violence. Dubbed the Texas School District Safety Act, the measure would allow voters to approve special taxing districts that would p ... More >>

Rawlings Unveils Plan to Curb Violence, Says Dallas "Cannot Tolerate" Troubling Trend

Domestic violence killings were on the rise in Dallas last year, which might be one reason why Mayor Mike Rawlings called a presser Monday afternoon. Another could be the fact that exactly a month has passed since a deeply troubled young man slaughtered 26 people in Newtown, Connecticut, most of the ... More >>

The Family of John Husband, the 21-Year-Old Shot in the Back by Dallas Police, is Suing the City

On June 2, John Husband III was shot in the back by a Dallas police officer during a traffic stop at the Timber Oaks apartment complex in Central Oak Cliff. That much is clear. Exactly what precipitated the shooting remains in dispute. Witnesses who were in the car with Husband told news outlets a ... More >>

Over the Weekend, a Tense, Angry, Cabaret-Referencing Forum on Violence in South Dallas

The shooting death in late July of felon and suspected drug dealer James Harper by Officer Brian Rowden during a foot chase at a South Dallas drug house has re-opened some barely closed wounds, touching off a painful debate about crime, enforcement, and police presence in low-income black and Latino ... More >>

Medical Examiner's Report: John Harper Was Shot By Police In the Chest, Abdomen and Elbow [Updated]

WFAA is reporting that the Dallas County Medical Examiner's office has just released their report on the fatal police shooting of John Harper, whose death brought hundreds of people out into the streets in protest last week. Many in the crowd believed Harper had been shot in the back. The report s ... More >>

Colorado Shooting Shows Again How the NRA Plays us for Patsies

You're kidding me, right? We just sit here like patsies and let the gun nuts tell us we're not allowed to protect ourselves from the next James Holmes? We know there will be a next one, because we know there was a Jared Lee Loughner,  a George "Jo Jo" Pierre Hennard, a Mark David Chapman, a John W ... More >>

Man Kills Attacker at Northeast Dallas Convenience Store in Stand-Your-Ground-Style Shooting

View Larger Map About 4 p.m. yesterday, a man who a witness said appeared drunk, walked into the EZ Trip Food Store above and, according to police, began harassing customers. Specifically, he slapped one person repeatedly in the face before chasing them from the store. Upon his return, he began pu ... More >>

Dallas Police Chief David Brown Slams Media Coverage of John Husband Shooting

When 21-year-old John Husband was shot in the back around 5:30 p.m. on Saturday after a traffic stop turned ugly, everyone assumed the worst. Dallas police officer Leland Limbaugh pulled Husband over for not hitting his turn signal as he pulled into the Spring Ridge Apartments at 3600 Folklore Trail ... More >>

John Husband, 21, Was Shot in the Back by Dallas Police in Oak Cliff Over the Weekend

Update at 2:36 p.m.:Police have posted a more detailed account of the shooting on their Facebook page: On June 2, 2012 John Robert Husband, 02/12/1991, was observed by Dallas Police Officer Leland Limbaugh #10051 driving into the Spring Ridge Apartments at 3600 Folklore Trail without signaling his ... More >>

UT-Arlington Students March for Trayvon Martin, Demand Gunman's Arrest

Students, faculty and community members marched together today through the University of Texas at Arlington campus, demanding justice for Trayvon Martin's death and the arrest of his killer, 28-year-old George Zimmerman. Hundreds attended the rally organized by the UT-Arlington NAACP chapter, inclu ... More >>

Columbine, Hollywood, and the National Obsession That Never Ends

Thirteen years and a hundred school shootings later, why is Hollywood still obsessed with this one?

Chef Travis Henderson Was Killed on the Night His Former Restaurant Celebrated Its Re-Opening

​Over the weekend, the sad news came in that Travis Henderson, the former chef and co-owner of the Place at Perry's, was shot to death by Dallas SWAT officer Samuel McDonnold. According to reports, the Carrollton Police Department was told on February 24 that Henderson planned to harm himself ... More >>

Eight People Shot During Rival Gang Tiff at a Rap Battle in North Dallas Night Club

​Not all open-mic rap competitions are as friendly as the ones down in Deep Ellum these days, apparently: Multiple guns were reportedly fired and eight different people were injured by gunfire late on Friday night during a "Rap-Off Contest" taking place at Rolls Royce Club in North Dallas, near th ... More >>

A (Fake) Mass Shooting at Valley View Center Meets Dallas Fire-Rescue's Rapid Response

Photos by Mike MezeulWell, whatever it takes to get folks back to Valley View. Slide show here.​Mall shootings never start on time, and the "massacre" that occurred Tuesday afternoon was no exception. While about 50 7th- to 12th-grade Dallas Lutheran students arranged themselves inside Valley View ... More >>

Don Hardge Fired His AK-47 Into a Crowd Of Teens, But He Swears He's No Killer

The family of a dead teenage girl might disagree, even if the justice system didn't.

Dallas PD Releases Video of Oak Cliff Store Owner's Shooting In Hopes of Catching Suspects

Late on July 3 Dallas Police sent word that two men had shot to death an Oak Cliff convenience store owner ... over two boxes of onions. As Byron Harris noted a day later, Quick Check Grocery's Jin Ha was beloved by folks living near the store at Illinois Avenue and Overton Road; said one customer, ... More >>

A $50 AK-47, a Hail of Bullets and a Dead Little Girl: From a Night of Partying to a Day in Court

Don Hardge says he bought his AK for $50 from a crackhead.​On Fourth of July weekend in 2008, Don "Dunn" Hardge, an 18-year-old member of Dallas's DFW Mafia gang, stashed his AK-47 in his friend's trunk and walked into an Oak Cliff club. It was a sticky night, made stickier by the presence of near ... More >>

Dallas PD Releases Photo of "Gun" Man Said He Was Carrying Before Officers Shot Him Sunday

Dallas Police Department​About an hour ago, Deputy Chief Craig Miller, commander of the Crimes Against Persons Division, held a press conference at Dallas PD HQ to discuss yesterday's police shooting of 32-year-old Tony Menchaca. At the press conference, Miller outlined the day's events and explai ... More >>

On Lower Greenville Early This Morning, One Dead and One Injured in Parking Lot Shooting

Coutesy Avi Adelman/Barking Dogs​At 2 this morning, Dallas Police officers were called to 1930 Greenville Avenue -- shots had been fired in a parking lot at Greenville and Alta Avenues, right across the street from the Cavern and Billiard Bar. Officers arrived and found two men had been shot -- on ... More >>

Pinalcchio: Renowned Forensics Experts Say a Pinal County Deputy's High-Profile Tale About Getting Shot After Encountering Drug Smugglers Doesn't Add Up

Early This Morning, A Man Was Shot to Death in the Char Bar Parking Lot on Lower Greenville

Avi AdelmanTaken in the Char Bar parking lot at around 3:45 this morning​According to various reports from the Dallas Police Department and the Lower Greenville Self-Appointed Civilian Police Department Comprised Mainly of Avi Adelman, a man was shot and killed after an altercation early this morn ... More >>

Lonesome and Irish

DPD, City Officials Would Really Like You to Keep That Firearm Holstered Tomorrow Night

Delia Jasso, Dwaine Caraway and Lt. Andy Harvey today at DPD HQ​In some parts of town, you can tell when the calendar needs flipping when the guns start firing; apparently, nothing says "Happy New Year!" like shooting a pistol in the air. And while there haven't been any serious injuries due to th ... More >>

Seven Months After Local Soldier Was Murdered in Iraq, Details Begin to Emerge

Sgt. Wesley DurbinOn September 14, 26-year-old Army Sgt. Wesley Durbin of Hurst was killed at a small patrol base south of Baghdad when he and another soldier, 24-year-old Staff Sgt. Darris Dawson of Florida, were gunned down by a fellow soldier. As The Dallas Morning News noted in September, Durbin ... More >>

What About Bob?

Laugh openly at Robert Hawkins

"The Kinds of People Who Can Put a Bullet in the Back of My Head."

Steroids Dealer David Jacobs Found Dead in His Plano Home, Giving Birth to Conspiracy Theories

As FAA Bans Pilots and Others From Taking Chantix, Further Proof the Drug Has "Safety Problems"

Super Bowl Trip Ends in Shooting for Two Dallas Firefighters

Yaser Abdel Said Is Now Among America's Most Wanted For Daughters' Slayings

DPD Confirms That Sorta's Carter Albrecht Was Shot and Killed Today

Memories of Mayhem

Shooting With the Stars

Chicago pops off in Fair Park

Don't Take Your Guns to Town

Country music pistol packers

A Local Man Specializes in the Threat of "The Random Actor"

Can I Get a Witness?

The District Attorney's Office gets the right guy for the wrong reason.

Reversing His Field

The Wrong Guy

In a bungled hunt for a killer, police wreck the life of an innocent

Rude Boy

The life and times of John Soldier

The Girl Who Played Dead

The untold story of the 1990 bathtub shooting

JFK Journey

Oswald, from shot to grave

Open Season

Border authorities fear a return to the law of the Wild West as Texas homeowners take up guns against illegal Mexican immigrants

Killers Among Us

Why did three Park Cities fathers explode in murderous rage?

Blood Feud

Hatred and murder between elderly brothers rip apart a West Texas ranch family

Unreasonable Doubts

Justice may be blind, but Dallas jurors aren't--particularly when it comes to race