Shootings in Southern Dallas Occur Near Anti-Violence Rally. Yesterday afternoon, a Dallas County sheriff’s deputy shot and wounded a man after they were trying to serve him a warrant. The man fled in a vehicle, and when the deputies caught up to the vehicle and told him to get out, the man ran over a deputy’s foot. That deputy shot the man several times, who started off on foot but collapsed and was taken to the hospital. This happened in southern Dallas a mile away from a Next Generation Action Network anti-violence rally protesting two other shootings. Earlier yesterday, 25-year-old Darrius Neal was fatally shot a few blocks away. And yesterday morning, a Dallas police officer in plainclothes fatally shot 24-year-old Anthony Garcia in west Oak Cliff after Garcia approached him with a gun.
2015 Meeting with Mike Rawlings and West Dallas Landlords Recorded, Posted. Yesterday, the Observer published the recording of a meeting last year between the mayor and landlords who are attempting to kick tenants out of their homes. This made Rawlings feel “kind of sleazy.” The city of Dallas is in a legal fight with HMK over the handling of their properties and residents.
Inmate Escaped from Dallas County Jail. 24-year-old Edgar Jaquez-Moreno escaped from the Dallas County Jail last night, and officials are looking for him. He was with other inmates who were putting trash in a compactor outside the jail when he made a run for it. He was being held on burglary of a vehicle and failure to identify, as well as being detained on an immigration hold.
You Can Now Scan While Shopping at Sam’s Club. The company, owned by Walmart, said yesterday that the scanning program tested this summer has now been expanded to all U.S. Sam’s Clubs. Customers can download an app and scan items as they shop so they can skip the checkout line. They then show a digital receipt to an employee at the exit. Products like jewelry and alcohol will still have to be checked out at the register however.
