> Red State 2nd Amendment Murderer - 2 Killed, 1 Hurt in Dallas-Area Road Shootings
- From: "Tom Sr." <tomswiftsenior@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 23 Dec 2008 06:46:33 -0800 (PST)
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* 2 Killed, 1 Hurt in Dallas-Area Road Shootings *
By Regina L. Burns
December 23, 2008– 49 minutes ago
DALLAS (AP) — Authorities pressed a manhunt Tuesday for a gunman in a
pickup truck who is suspected of killing two people and injuring
another in a series of rush hour shootings on Dallas-area roads.
The suspect was last seen Monday evening heading west on Interstate
635, which loops Dallas and connects to other interstates, said Sgt.
Gil Cerda, a Dallas police spokesman.
The shootings happened within minutes of each other. Afterward, rush
hour traffic slowed along the highway as police shut down all
westbound lanes of 635 east of the shooting scenes for several hours.
"I'm getting shot at! I think I'm shot!" the injured big rig driver
said in a radio call to his employer, according to a report by The
Dallas Morning News.
The employer, Jesse Medford, terminal manager with Dugan Truck Line,
told the newspaper that he instructed his driver to pull over, and
Medford then called 911.
The driver was injured by debris and glass but not struck by a bullet.
Police had a few witnesses after the shootings and were hoping to
contact more. "We've got detectives working," Cerda said.
The first shooting occurred around 5:45 p.m. Monday in Garland, a
Dallas suburb. A pickup truck heading south on a major road pulled up
alongside a small Nissan stopped at a red light and began shooting,
police spokesman Joe Harn said. The Nissan driver was killed.
Witnesses told police the pickup then drove off toward I-635 in
Dallas, where an 18-wheeler was shot at shortly after. The driver of
the 18-wheeler was not hurt, police said.
The suspect continued west on the highway, then shot and killed the
driver of a United Van Lines 18-wheeler rig, Cerda said.
Then the suspect drove about a quarter- to a half-mile on the
interstate and fired at Medford's employee driving an 18-wheeler.
The driver told Medford that he did not know who was shooting and
could not give a detailed description of the assailant, The Dallas
Morning News reported.
"He didn't say anything about any type of road rage," Medford said.
Police are looking for a suspect described as a balding white man in
his 40s, driving a tan Ford F-150 extended cab pickup.
The driver killed in the first shooting was identified as 20-year-old
Jorge Lopez, of Rowlett. The identity of the rig driver who was killed
was not immediately available.
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Associated Press writer Anabelle Garay contributed to this report.
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