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The Dallas Police Department has released additional information regarding the death of a 3-year-old Dallas boy.

On Monday morning, a mother arrived at Medical City Children’s Hospital ER with her injured 3-year-old boy. She reported the child had been shot during a road rage incident. Unfortunately, the child succumbed to his injuries at the hospital.

Dallas Police were called to the scene for an investigation into the incident. The mother claimed to have been involved in a road rage incident with a dark-colored 4-door sedan being driven by a black male in a red shirt. She alleged the ordeal occurred in the area of Arbor Park Drive and Whitehurst Drive. Detectives have pursued leads, but have found no evidence of a road rage incident.

Police determined the woman and her child were at a donut store around 9:38am at 9410 Walnut Street. Police believe the incident occurred when they left the donut store since they arrived at the hospital around 9:58am.

On Wednesday, Dallas PD arrested the 26-year-old mother on existing warrants. She has also been charged with Endangering a Child, due to the revelation that a weapon was inside the car and accessible to the child. Police also charged her with Tampering with Evidence. An investigation determined she concealed a handgun during the investigation.

Police are asking for the public’s assistance – If you have any information, or saw the mother’s vehicle during that time period – a 2011 dark blue Subaru Legacy with paper tags – please contact Dallas Police at 214-671-3675. Reference case number 053933-2022.

Dallas PD continue to investigate this case.

The Fort Worth Police Department has arrested a 22-year-old man and charged him with two counts of aggravated assault and one count of manslaughter after a March 15th crash on I-20.

On Tuesday, March 15th, at around 11:00pm, Fort Worth PD, FD, and MedStar responded to the eastbound lanes of I-20 near McCart Avenue for a major accident. First arriving units reported two vehicles with major damage. An SUV was also engulfed in flames.

When firefighters extinguished the blaze, they located the body of one individual inside the vehicle. Two other people were transported to a local hospital with serious injuries.

Investigators with the Fort Worth PD determined the driver who rear-ended the SUV was traveling at 157mph at the time of impact. He was driving a Chevy Camaro. The posted speed limit for this stretch of I-20 is 70mph.

“Reckless driving is irresponsible, egregious, and dangerous,” said the Fort Worth PD is a statement. They encourage all drivers to exercise caution when driving.

The Texas Department of Public Safety is investigating a fatality accident that occurred overnight Saturday along lanes of State Highway 144 south of Granbury.

At 12:30am, multiple emergency responders were dispatched to State Highway 144 near Mambrino Highway for a major accident. When first arriving units arrived, they located a SUV on fire.

DPS troopers say the vehicle was traveling southbound on 144 when the driver, a 24-year-old man, failed to negotiate a curve in the roadway and crashed into a tree. The car then caught fire.

The driver and his sister, a 22-year-old passenger, were killed in the crash. They were from Glen Rose.

The cause of the crash is still under investigation.

No additional information has been released by officials.

The Dallas Police Department is investigating a mass casualty shooting that occurred overnight at The Space event venue in southeast Dallas.

At around midnight, multiple Dallas police officers were called to the venue, located at 5214 Botham Jean Blvd, for reports of a shooting. After officers arrived, they quickly requested several ambulances due to multiple victims.

Officials say at least 10 people were shot or injured by the gunfire. Others were injured as they tried to run away from the scene.

Dallas Fire Rescue transported several victims to local hospitals. One of the victims is currently listed in critical condition. The other conditions have not yet been released.

Anyone who may have witnessed this incident or has video of this incident is asked to email alec.lopez@dallascityhall.com or call 214-671-3658.

The Fort Worth Police Department is investigating a shooting that occurred around 5:30am at a south Fort Worth home.

Multiple Fort Worth police were called to the 4400 block of Wayside Avenue for a shooting. Officers located two people, an adult man and an adult woman, suffering from gunshot wounds. Both were transported to a local hospital where the man was pronounced deceased. The woman is receiving medical care. Her condition is unknown.

Authorities say the couple was involved in a road rage incident at a nearby fast food restaurant. One driver followed another to this neighborhood, and that’s when shots were fired.

The suspect is cooperating with police at this time. No arrests have been made.