Two parents were shot Sunday night – victims of another reckless gun crime after an accident in 5900 block of Forest Lane in North Dallas. They were on their way to pick up their two year old child from a childcare provider per Dallas Police.
The parents are a 32-year-old man and a 29-year-old woman. They got into a car accident at around 9 p.m. near the Dallas North Tollway. The couple was on the way to their childcare provider.
The driver of the second vehicle, a 20-year-old man, shot the couple, police said. He remains at-large.
Two Parents Shot Today – Violent Crime, Murder Well Up Over 2019
There were 219 homicides in Dallas in all of 2019. The Dallas Police Department dashboard currently lists 233 as of November 16, 2020 with 45 days left in November.
Earlier this year the Dallas City Council voted to defund Dallas Police Department’s overtime budget removing officers from the street and reprogramming those dollars into bike lanes and solar power systems.
Additionally, Dallas Police officers have been openly attacked and Community Police Oversight Board appointees have taken to vigilantism.
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