Just as the Dallas police reported a near perfect June crime report with no incidents occurring within the Bryan Place boundaries, a call was made the night of July 4th explaining that the window of a car parked on McCoy Street was shot out. The driver’s window had an obvious bullet hole. The passenger’s window had an impact spot. Both windows were shattered but were held together by a heavy window tint.
According to the report, there were sounds of firecrackers on various sides that night, so no one really knew which one was the gun being fired. It was believed to be a .22 caliber, probably a small pistol. A rifle or larger caliber would have gone through both. Bullet fragments were recovered inside the car. The police were called and a report filed.
It is believed that this most likely was a party of kids driving around throwing firecrackers and they decided to shoot a car. Other cars parked on McCoy were not damaged, which supports the idea they were passing through, rather than targeting car after car.
Police were also informed of fireworks being used near Exall Park prior to the fourth of July. Hopefully these were random incidents around the holiday. However, Dallas Police explained summer is usually when crime spikes and we need to remain even more vigilant.
So always remember to dial 911 when there is any suspicious activity noticed in our neighborhood. This includes suspicious people who may be prowling Bryan Place. Dallas
Police explained they are generally unable to stop a suspicious person with a “Reason For Contact”, a call made into 911 about someone or something unusual occurring.