2 dead, 2 arrested after shootout near Ron Kirk Pedestrian Bridge in West Dallas
2 dead, 2 arrested in West Dallas shooting
A deadly shootout near the Ron Kirk Pedestrian Bridge left two people dead and three others hospitalized late Monday night. Two people have now been arrested.
DALLAS - Two arrests have been made after a shootout between two groups near the Ronald Kirk Pedestrian Bridge in West Dallas ended with two people killed and three others hurt.
Shootout in West Dallas
Police responded to Canada Drive and Gulden Lane near Trinity Groves around 11 p.m. Monday.
Investigators said a gathering was taking place in the parking lot adjacent to the bridge when a fight broke out between two groups. The situation quickly escalated into gunfire.
When officers arrived, they found three people who had been shot.
Police say one victim, 18-year-old Abdulla Al Badry, died at the hospital. A second victim remains hospitalized, and the third victim was treated and released.
Police say two others had already driven themselves to the hospital in a bullet-riddled SUV.
One of the victims, 20-year-old Osvaldo Gutierrez, died at the hospital. The other victim was treated and released.
Two Arrested
What we know:
Police arrested 18-year-old Manuel Alvarez and 19-year-old Fernando Mauricio Sanchez.
Alvarez is being held in the Dallas County Jail on charges of murder and Aggravated Assault by discharging a firearm recklessly from a motor vehicle at an occupied habitation, building, or vehicle. He has a combined bond of $1,100,000.
Sanchez's charges are murder and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. His bond amounts have not been set. He is also being held in the Dallas County Jail.
The Investigation
What we know:
Court documents show that during the interview with detectives, Sanchez agreed to speak to them and waived his Miranda rights. He told the detective he went to the bridge to hang out with friends when they ran into people they knew from school. Sanchez said there was "bad blood" between both groups and they began to argue. Sanchez said two people started arguing about an incident from two years prior. Sanchez said the argument quickly escalated as both groups walked to their vehicles to leave the location.
Sanchez said he was the passenger in a black 2011 Nissan Pathfinder driven by Gutierrez. He told police he intentionally fired his gun at 18-year-old Abdulla Al Badry after he felt threatened. Al Badry died at the hospital.
Sanchez left the area but was later arrested at Children's Medical Center after arriving with Osvaldo Gutierrez, who was pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital.
Alvarez was also interviewed by police and waived his Miranda rights. He admitted to police he intentionally fired his gun at the driver of the black 2011 Nissan Pathfinder, 20-year-old Osvaldo Gutierrez, after he felt threatened. He told police he got rid of the gun after the shooting because he was scared. The gun was found nearby and seized as evidence.
‘At night is when everything happens’
Ron Kirk Pedestrian Bridge
What they're saying:
During the day, the bridge serves as a picturesque trail with downtown skyline views for many joggers and visitors. But at night, longtime residents say the vibe completely changes.
Vidal Arredondo has lived across the street his entire life.
"During the day, it’s normal," he said. "At night is when everything happens."
Arredondo was home late Monday night when he heard a gun battle break out in the public parking lot located just feet from his home. He called 911.
"We saw a bunch of kids running around, teenagers running back and forth and a bunch of cars coming out of the park," he recalled. "And then we saw the police and paramedics that all got here."
Dallas resident Noah Stone was walking across the bridge at the time of the shooting. He was parked inside the crime scene.
"We were just going on a little night walk, and I started hearing everything go off. I was like, ‘Whoa, what’s going on?’" he said. "We came back and were stuck in an active crime scene for about the next eight hours. That’s a little terrifying to think about—how close it was and how just a couple of minutes could have made a difference for anybody else in the situation,"
And as the investigation continues, residents like Juan Rodriguez say they're scared for their safety.
"It kind of gets out of control on the weekends. It gets bad," he said.
"It's like all the time it happens, there's always gunshots," said Arredondo. "Like every night there's gunshots, and we're always afraid one day a bullet is going to come into the house and hit one of us."
The Source: Information in this article comes from Dalla police on scene of the shooting and witnesses at the scene.