Posted on 12/22/2008 8:12:11 PM PST by Dysart
Two drivers were shot dead and third injured on roads in northeast Dallas and Garland during Monday’s evening rush hour.
Police were investigating four incidents Monday after the first shooting was reported about 5:40 p.m. in Garland on LBJ Freeway near Plano Road. Police are working to establish whether three of the shootings in Dallas are related to a Garland shooting that was the first reported fatality.
“For whatever reason, this person is upset with something or someone and he’s taking it out on innocent victims going down the road and that’s very scary,” said Dallas police Sgt. Gil Cerda.
The first victim was a man driving a small two-door car on Jupiter Road, police said. He stopped at a red light at Marquis Drive and an extended cab Ford F150 pickup pulled up alongside. A balding white man in his 40s fired several shots at the car’s driver, killing him, said Officer Joe Harn of the Garland police.
Police said the pickup fled south on Jupiter Road. Minutes later it was reported that a man began shooting at a semi with no trailer between Royal Lane and Skillman Street. No one was injured.
Police said a driver then shot at a 42-year-old man driving a United Van Lines 18-wheeler. The trucker was killed. His rig came to a stop in the middle lane of westbound LBJ just west of the Miller Road exit.
Police have not released the names of the men who were killed, but said the driver of the 18-wheeler was about to park his rig.
“The plan was he was going to fly home to be with his wife and kids,” said Lt. Craig Miller of the Dallas homicide unit.
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Ron Emannuel?
Oh man, prayers for the families of those killed. I hope they catch the perp soon.
I’ll be sure to be a little more alert tomorrow morning.
Thank you. I just emailed the article to my son, who lives in Plano. Geeze, it’s a crazy world out there.
I hate to go into conspiracy theory land but our we going to see more incidents like these? This may be the plan to get the support to push sweeping “common sense” gun control laws.
The LBJ freeway?
Yeah, sure, we’ve heard the “white guy in a white van” BS before and it turned out to be two black guys and one was an illegal aline.
Si.
Yeah, except that there’s every chance that this got caught on the highway cameras, given where on 635/LBJ this happened.
“I hate to go into conspiracy theory land but our we going to see more incidents like these? This may be the plan to get the support to push sweeping “common sense” gun control laws.”
The wicked will do just about anything to destroy freedom, liberty and the rule of law. Denial of criminal conspiracy is frank denial of reality.
Well I guess you are slightly more rational than this perp.
If they show the video I’ll believe it, but until then, it is unknown suspects.
Anywhere else but Texas, that might be so.
In Texas, we just trade out our normal car or carry pistols for something a bit heavier, if applicable.
I know I’m switching the loads in my .45ACP pistol from JHP to ball until this nutcase is caught, shot or quits.
I-635 around the east-north-west of Dallas, TX.
Yeah, you’re right no point taking in too much paranoia. This guy probably just has “Falling Down” syndrome.
I lived in that area for many years. I can’t say I’m surprised as fighting the traffic in that area would drive anyone to the brink of insanity.
I believe this type of incident can happen anywhere so its not a foreshadowing event IMO.
A down employment market, large consumer debt, family troubles.... I could see an rapid uptick in violent crime.
WFAA is reporting that there was a *fourth* shooting at LBJ and Forest Lane, minor injuries only. It appears there are survivors and witnesses.
Reminder for all Texans: HB 1815 made it legal to carry a pistol in your car, even without a permit, as long as the gun is not in plain view and you are not engaged in a crime (other than a traffic / Class C offense), prohibited from owning a gun at all, or a member of a street gang.
RIP.
Wow! I heard about this earlier on the radio today.
All places where I drive every day! :^O
Didn’t they catch that shooter that was working the Garland - Richardson - Plano area last summer? Wonder if he’s out on bail? I think he turned out to be Asian.
“until this nutcase is caught, shot or quits.”
They never quit. Criminals of this type do not tend to quit, just take a break, then back to it often with better tactics.
I live in Garland and travel 635 every day to N. Dallas. The first shooting happened just a block or so from Targetmasters where we go to the range.
I’m working from home tomorrow.
In Texas, especially this close to East Texas’ Piney Woods, quite often criminals “quit” in the sense that someone gets to them first and disposes of the body.
No, he’s still in jail. Thai-An Huu Nguyen confessed to the crime spree and won’t be getting out any time soon. After which, he will be deported back to Vietnam (he was a legal resident here.)
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/070308dnmetshootings.162c4b1e.html
Stay safe, Meek.
It was at the corner of jupiter and marquis.
Targetmaster is at jupiter and security
Yep, the only thing is, our County Attorney advised LEOs to continue enforcing the OLD law, the impossible one that had been on the books, what, 100 yrs? Then there was the DA in Harris county that ordered his staff the same and several others across the state.
I think the Harris Cty DA was caught with porn on his computer so he's history, not sure about all the Ass't DAs running around though "in charge". Otherwise, you are absolutely right, now for a pocket full of money to fight the corrupt CAs and DAs and occasional brain-dead juries that nod their heads in support of these tyrants... Reference: Above the Law, Texas State Rifle Assoc. (http://tsra.com/docs/AboveTheLaw.pdf )
{shrug} They just want to get hit with a giant judgement again, like when they tried to ban gun shows.
On the other hand, the Dallas County DA (where these incidents happened) honestly doesn’t ever seem to care. In fact, even before HB 1815 passed, the Dallas DA was known to interpret the old “travelling” statute very loosely if a non-permit carrier had had to resort to a pistol carried in the car.
In one incident, the Dallas DA declined to even bother putting the case before the grand jury for a no-bill and returned the shooter’s gun with a CCW permit application packet attached.
Yes. They got that guy at a McDonald’s in Garland. I doubt he’s on the streets again, tho.
Deadskin fans talking smack I am guessing.
More circumstantial evidence that when skin color is NOT mentioned in the news report it is that of a minority.
last Saturday. Of course... 
I'd have returned fire!
Crap like this happens a lot. When the MSM gears up to support “common sense gun control,” you’re gonna see all of the stories you used to have to look for front and center on the TODAY Show, to create the impression that there is a sudden epidemic of “gun violence,” which can only be thwarted by the intervention of His Holiness, Obama, and his minions in Congress.
Say, Bender, do you happen to drive a Tan Ford F150 by chance?
OK, well, it was about 5 or 6 blocks away then. Close, anyway.
I live in S. Garland, but do alot of business in that part of town.
I used to work at the end of raytheon at jupiter and marquis
“balding white man in his 40s“
Ex-squeeze me? Isn't that Racial and Hair profiling?
Never mind – Look people we have to do something RIGHT NOW to stop this from happening in the future. These things are killing thousands of people every year and it has to stop
As the great Socialist genius Rahm Emanuel, Stated only recently: "you never want a serious crisis to go to waste”
We need common sense Truck control and we need to ban Assault vehicles like the Ford F-150
Especially Tan Ford F-150 – they just look too 'Scary'
/Sarc
Bullets may link suicide attempt to LBJ Freeway, Garland shootings
[All places where I drive every day!]
That is frightening Meek. I’m sure you’ll be nervous driving there now.
Yes’m, thanks! :)
Looks like it was an ex-Utah cop that did this.
Ex-trooper in road shootings struggled with addiction, Utah officials say
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/122408dnmetshootingsider.3ec1d28.html
** That is frightening Meek. I’m sure you’ll be
nervous driving there now. **
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Not at all.
I drive carefully and do my very best to ignore
those road-rage fools I see all the time. :)
Just a good reminder why it’s good to do so!
** Interesting update. Can we stop looking for
the balding-tan F150 pickup-driving-40ish-white-guy now? **
Yeah, it appears so.
Here is the latest from the Dallas Mourning Spews:
Ex-trooper in road shootings struggled with addiction, Utah officials say
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/122408dnmetshootingsider.3ec1d28.html
Thanks for the update. Glad you don’t have to worry about it anymore. And I’m so sorry for the victims and their families.
Wow. That’s tragic tale. The guy just lost his mind and needlessly took out innocent people in his own death spiral.
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