We have been up all night with the commotion going on here! We let the Dog out to potty at about 3:10 am, and all of a sudden we heard about 20 LOUD gunshot blasts. We got Chelsea back inside quickly, and within minutes the Police helicopter was above our house, and Sirens everywhere. Then Police showed up on our Street with their rifles drawn. They caught one of the murderers, but the others were still on the loose, and headed towards our street. One of the guys was in our back alley, and I was on the phone with the helicopter pilot telling him which way he went. I am not sure how many shooters there were total. Another cop with his rifle jumped our fence and cut through our backyard to get to the alley quickly. We locked ourselves up inside after that, only to occasionally peek outside to see what was happening!
Every week, there are gunshots in our neighborhood, and the helicopter is out usually once or twice a week, but this was a big deal this time! The helicopter was up over an hour and a half, and the cops only just left our street about 30 minutes ago. The news just came out with the story:
Gunfire exchanged in Dallas; one dead
05:47 AM CDT on Monday, April 20, 2009
By JON SASSER / WFAA-TV
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DALLAS — A shootout in Dallas early Monday morning left one person dead. It happened on North Plymouth Road, between Jefferson Boulevard and Davis Street in Oak Cliff.
Police said a group of people opened fire with AK-47 assault rifles on a black Hummer shortly after 3 a.m. Three people were shot; one was killed.
Another person outside of the Hummer was shot as well.
The names of the dead person and the other shooting victims were not available. No motive has been released.