Random Shootings on Dallas Area Roadways Brings Fear to Local Commuters

Three Dallas area people were injured and three others shot at in a three day shooting spree. A 22-year-old male suspect in the shooting spree was arrested late Tuesday night after a sixth victim was able to give police a detailed description of the vehicle the man was driving. The latest victim told Plano police that a dark colored sedan like the one linked to other area shootings, pulled up next to her minivan took aim and fired a single shot at her. The bullet narrowly missed her vehicle and she was not injured.

This was not the case for the previous 4 victims. One man was shot in the stomach in front of his 9-year-old son while sitting at a stop light in Garland on Sunday. In Mesquite, another vehicle was also shot at twice, with one of the bullets narrowly missing a 4 month old infant in his car seat. One man was shot in the hand while also sitting at a stop light. A woman was also cut on the face by flying glass from her windows when shots rang through her car. Area residents are afraid of driving anywhere. David Quin a mesquite resident said: "This reminds me of the DC sniper, you don't know when or where he is going to shoot next."

Police in Garland, Mesquite, Richardson and Plano are all investigating the shootings and are fairly certain that the shootings are all related. Test on the gun found in the suspects' car will be held to determine if indeed the shooting were from the same gun. For now the suspect is being held in a Garland jail facing two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, two counts of endangering a child and one count of deadly conduct.

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