Monthly Archives: June 2023

7-11 clerk fatally shot by robber at Dallas store

On Monday, June 19, 2023, at approximately 6:08 a.m., Dallas Police Officers responded to a shooting call in the 400 block of N. Hampton Road. Upon arrival, officers found the store clerk, a 54-year-old man, shot multiple times.

Dallas Fire and Rescue responded to the scene and transported the victim to a local hospital, where he died from his injuries.

The preliminary investigation determined that an unknown black male entered the store and pointed a gun at the clerk and demanded money from the register. Before the clerk was able to open the register, the suspect shot him several times. The suspect also shot at a witness at the location and missed. The suspect ran from the location on foot.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective David Grubbs at 214-671-3675 or by email at david.grubbsjr@dallaspolice.gov.

Two people killed in Weatherford crash

On Sunday, June 11th, at approximately 4:00pm, Weatherford Fire Department, Weatherford Police Department, and Parker County Hospital District EMS responded to a single vehicle crash along westbound Interstate 20 near Tin Top Road.

According to Weatherford police, the vehicle was traveling westbound on the interstate and struck a portion of the bridge, causing the driver to lose control. The vehicle left the roadway, overturned, and landed on Tin Top Road.

PCHD EMS confirmed two people were deceased on the scene. A third individual was transported to a Fort Worth hospital in life-threatening condition.

No other vehicles were involved in the crash. It remains under investigation at this time.

Two dead, one hurt after drug overdoses at Johnson County home

At around 11:45am this morning, multiple emergency responders from Johnson County Sheriff’s Office, Johnson County Emergency Service District, and Crowley FD/EMS responded to a medical emergency at a home in the 11700 block of Annandale Circle.

The Sheriff’ Office received a 911 call this morning from a female stating she was turning blue and needed help.

When the Sheriff’s Office arrived on scene with paramedics it was determined two females were deceased and a male was unconscious. Narcan was administered to the male and he regained consciousness. The male was transported by Crowley EMS to the hospital where he appears to be doing good, according to officials.

The Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office has identified one of the victims as a 45-year-old woman from Cleburne.

The Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigation Division, Crime Scene Investigators, Patrol Deputies, STOP Task Force and Sheriff’s Administration responded to the scene.

One female was arrested for unrelated theft charges and transported to the Johnson County Jail. This investigation is ongoing.

Dallas Fire officials confirm no one inside submerged vehicle located in Trinity River

At 1:08 p.m. Dallas Fire Rescue units were dispatched on a Water Rescue call after someone saw a car underneath Interstate-20, near Dowdy Ferry Road, in the Trinity River Creek.

Assets from DFR’s Swift Water Team, DPD’s Dive Team and the Dallas Sherriff’s Department responded.

No one witnessed the vehicle go into the water, and there is no information indicating how long the vehicle has been there.

While Swift Water was able to get a Dive Team member to the vehicle, initial search efforts revealed no findings.

A tow truck pulled the vehicle from the water and confirmed no one was inside.

A second vehicle was also recovered from the water, but its believed that vehicle had been there a lot longer.

MORE: Armed man threatening “suicide by cop” arrested after pursuit ends at AT&T Stadium

On Thursday, June 8, 2023 at 4:38pm, Dallas Police Department received a call regarding a person in a black Lexus who had a handgun in his lap and had stated that he had thoughts of “suicide by cop”, and stated that he was in the parking lot across from 111 Commerce in Dallas.

Dallas County Sheriff’s Deputies responded and located the vehicle at 5:00pm. As deputies began to check on the welfare of the driver, he drove from the parking lot with units following, and a pursuit ensued. The pursuit went around several service roads of IH30 and IH35 and then continued westbound on IH30 at about 5:18 PM. Traffic became congested, and the driver continued to speed up, then exited the highway.

Deputies terminated the pursuit but could still see the driver ahead of them and stated that the vehicle was now traveling on flat tire. Supervision confirmed that the pursuit was still terminated. As deputies exited at Randol Mill Rd exit to turn around, they observed the driver pull into the parking lot of AT&T Stadium and run on foot into the stadium while clutching his waistband.

Arlington PD was notified and responded. Soon after, the subject was observed running away from the stadium on Randol Mill Rd. Deputies and Arlington PD officers quickly converged on the subject, with an Arlington PD negotiator and K9 officers, and after a few minutes the subject was taken into custody without further incident. The subject had an active probation violation warrant out for Possession of a Controlled substance, issued by the Dallas County Sheriff’s Department. The 9MM handgun was located within AT&T Stadium by Arlington PD officers.  

Fire significantly damages west Dallas church

At 5:41 p.m., Dallas Fire-Rescue units were dispatched to a 911 call for a structure fire at the Dallas Indian Revival Center Church, located at the intersection if Ivanhoe Lane and Pollard Street.

When firefighters arrived at the scene, they observed heavy smoke and fire conditions from the roof of the two-story assembly. They initiated an offensive fire attack but the flames were in their advanced stages and spread to the point where it caused significant damage, including a partial roof collapse. Efforts moved to a defensive posture and a second alarm was dispatched to help mitigate the situation.

Though church was not in service, there were an unknown number of workers on the roof when the fire was originally reported. The workers were able to make it down safely and there were no injuries reported in association with this fire.

DFR personnel worked to put out the flames, and declared the fire extinguished at 7:02 p.m. Investigators determined that the cause of the fire was accidental in nature, resulting from a torch, used by the workers for hot work, igniting combustible materials within the roof of the structure.

Man attempts to abduct child, leads Tarrant County police on pursuit

On Monday, June 5, 2023, at approximately 6:20 p.m., Tarrant County Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched to the 13000 block of Lansman Drive for a Kidnapping in Progress. Upon arrival, deputies were told the suspect tried to abduct the child from her address. The child’s parents were able to get her away from the suspect before he was able to drive off with her. 

The mother gave deputies the make, model and tag number of the suspect’s vehicle. Deputies went to the suspect’s address in Crowley, found the vehicle and attempted to stop and talk to the suspect, Steven Bayse, 62 years old.

Bayse refused to stop when deputies tried to pull him over, which resulted in a pursuit.

He stopped several times, acting as if he would surrender and then continued running from deputies. At one point during the chase, deputies attempted to conduct a high-risk stop, when Bayse was stopped at a red light. Again, he drove off and struck three patrol vehicles and almost struck a TCSO deputy.

Bayse eventually pulled into the parking lot of a grocery store and was taken into custody.

Argument leads to shooting at Fort Worth home; one killed

At 9:52am this morning, Fort Worth officers were dispatched to the 4800 block of Richardson Street in reference to a shooting call.

Upon arrival, officers located a deceased adult male victim with an apparent gunshot wound to his upper body. 

Detectives found that the victim and the suspect had been in an argument at the location. During the argument the suspect pulled a handgun and shot the victim.

Homicide detectives are investigating and are speaking with a cooperative witness that was also at the location during this incident.

18-wheeler driver killed in Garland crash

At around 3:00am this morning, Garland Fire/EMS and Police responded to a single-vehicle crash involving an 18-wheeler that occurred eastbound on I30 near Broadway Drive.

The driver struck a concrete barrier and entered the westbound lane of traffic, forcing the closure of both directions of Interstate 30.

The 18-wheeler driver was killed in the crash.

Garland PD traffic investigators are still trying to determine the cause of the crash. 

The roadway opened around 9:30 am.

Man drowns along Flower Mound shoreline of Grapevine Lake

On Saturday, June 3, at around noon, Flower Mound FD/EMS and PD responded to the scene of a missing person in the water near Edgemere Road.

A man went under water along the shoreline and did not resurface. Firefighters from Flower Mound and Grapevine along with Texas Game Wardens and US Army Corps of Engineers all responded for search and rescue.

Emergency responders located the 27-year-old male victim in the water and performed life-saving measures on the scene and en route to the hospital, but he was pronounced deceased.

The incident remains under investigation.

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