A person who is believed to have shot someone stood on the roof of a group of apartments for a few hours in the northeast part of Dallas on Wednesday, saying they would jump off.
Residents called the police to 4800 Alcott Street after hearing a disturbance involving a man and woman arguing inside a Jeep Wrangler. The man was reportedly shot, and the woman exited the Jeep and ran off, per NBC 5 DFW.
Police showed up at the location and found the person believed to have committed the shooting on the roof of a nearby apartment building, threatening to jump. SWAT was called to the building, resulting in a long stand-off between law enforcement and the suspect.
The person who was shot was seated by a tree in the area, yelling for someone to call 9-1-1.
A cellphone video taken by a witness showed the suspect quickly getting out of the driver's seat of the vehicle and running toward the apartment complex, as reported by NBC 5. She was wearing a red sweatshirt, grey sweatpants, and black socks with no shoes. The police later found the sweatshirt on the ground as the suspect stood on the roof of the building wearing a sports bra.
The man can be heard in the video calling out for help. According to witnesses, a maintenance worker in a golf cart helped the victim, per NBC 5.
SWAT talked with the person for three hours before finally convincing her to get off of the roof. The Dallas Fire Department used a bucket truck to help the person off the roof.
The identity of the suspect has not been made public, and it is not known if she will face any charges.
The person who was shot was taken to the hospital for his injuries and is expected to get better.
While Dallas has made some progress in reducing violent crime rates this year, overall crime remains high, according to The Dallas Express.
A City analysis suggested that the DPD employ around 4,000 officers for best enforcement; however, the department only fields around 3,000 officers.
Additionally, the Dallas City Council recently approved a budget of $654 million for DPD this fiscal year, significantly less than the spending on police seen in other high-crime municipalities like Chicago, New York City, and Los Angeles.
These factors have made it difficult for DPD to fight crime, as evidenced by the high crime rates in Downtown Dallas. The downtown area regularly sees more crime than neighboring Fort Worth’s city center, which has a dedicated police unit and private security guards to patrol the area.
