Three Killed, One Injured In Dallas Assault Rifle Shooting

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DALLAS -- A man squeezed through the sunroof of a Jaguar early Tuesday and opened fire with an automatic assault rifle on another moving vehicle, killing three men and critically wounding a fourth, police said.

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Authorities were searching for the gunman and two others, including a woman, who may have been riding in the light-colored, late model Jaguar with fancy wheels, according to Dallas and University Park police.

A police officer waiting at a traffic light at the intersection witnessed the shootings and stopped to help when the second car crashed, Dallas police Sgt. Gil Cerda said. Police policy prohibited the officer from pursuing the fleeing vehicle because he already had a prisoner from an unrelated case in his back seat.

Both cars had just left Jack's Pub & Volley Ball club when the shooting occurred around 2 a.m. on a highway frontage road near the Southern Methodist University campus in the University Park community, police said.

University Park police Capt. Robert Brown said the shooting may stem from a scuffle at the pub earlier in the evening. He said the shooter apparently waited for the other party to leave the pub, and then followed in the Jaguar.

Killed were Eddie Pech, 36; and cousins Bernardo Andrade, 21; and Favio Andrade, 19, all of Dallas, police said. Osvaldo Juarez, a juvenile whose age was not released, was taken to Baylor University Medical Center, where he was listed in "very critical" condition, the spokesman said.

Mike Turiace, who was tending bar at the pub Monday night, said he didn't see the fight, but that other employees and police told him it happened around 1 a.m.

"Apparently, there was a dispute on the dance floor in which somebody got hit or punched," said Turiace, 35. "The guy just got angry and decided to pursue it."

Turiace said the fight didn't cause a big stir in the crowded pub, but its policy is to escort instigators outside after a fight.

"It wasn't anything out of the ordinary that would lead to this. I guess certain people have it in their minds that this is their type of proper justice," Turiace said. "That really scares me."

Turiace and others said Jack's Pub is normally a safe, friendly place that hosts festivals and volleyball games and attracts a college crowd from SMU.

But the clientele shifts a bit on Monday nights, when the business advertises $2 drinks, a packed dance floor thumping with two DJs and a time so good "You won't believe it's not Saturday," according to the pub's Web site.

"There's arguments, there's altercations, people that need to be escorted out, just like any other bar," the bartender said. "It's not a trouble spot, it's not a hot spot by any means."

The pub's owners, two brothers who also operate an upscale restaurant in Dallas, did not return messages left by The Associate Press at the pub, their homes and the restaurant.

University Park, a city of only 4.5 square miles, has an extremely low crime rate and doesn't see many homicides, said Brown, the police chief.

"This is new to us, but we're capable of investigating it," he said, noting that Dallas police are assisting.

"I don't think it's going to be a hard case," Brown said. "Obviously, when you have people who are at a location such as a pub, hopefully, we can find witnesses who were at the location who can help us solve this crime."

[Satchel]

Damn that's fucked up. It amazes me sometimes how silly people can be over pride.

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True, true. I saw it on the morning news at the gym, but just read the whole story. What a shame.

[deejay_drew]

i've never been to jack's, but i say that's gonna be bad for business.

Originally Posted by deejay_drew

i've never been to jack's, but i say that's gonna be bad for business.

Monday nights is a crowd that shows up on no other night.... the regulars bug out by 10 on Mondays

I knew Bernardo Andrade 21 very well. He was our bar back at Uropa while I worked there. I was the program director there for like 7 monthes after El Nino left and was required to spend alot of time with bar staff. This was one of those guys that was always in a good mood and that would go out of his way to help you with whatever you needed. This is a big loss for anyone that knew him. It sickens me that some idiot took such a great soul at such a young age. My prayers go out to his and the other victims families...



peace,

-DJ Groove

[GLopez]

It's bad out there. I don't put myself in a postion to where something like this might occur... but if something did happen between me and someone else, it wouldn't be anything for me to just walk away.... alive!

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Originally Posted by DJ Groove

I knew Bernardo Andrade 21 very well. He was our bar back at Uropa while I worked there. I was the program director there for like 7 monthes after El Nino left and was required to spend alot of time with bar staff. This was one of those guys that was always in a good mood and that would go out of his way to help you with whatever you needed. This is a big loss for anyone that knew him. It sickens me that some idiot took such a great soul at such a young age. My prayers go out to his and the other victims families...



peace,

-DJ Groove

Sorry, but I figured that someone on these boards may have known one of the victims. Hopefully they will catch the people that did this.

apparently police have impounded a white jag that they believe was involved in the shooting

[Playful Kimmy]

It is scary to think about being out and upsetting someone to the point where you never make it home. You just never know these days.

[GLopez]

Originally Posted by Playful Kimmy

It is scary to think about being out and upsetting someone to the point where you never make it home. You just never know these days.

that's why you should just walk away.

Go ahead and let them feel like the tougher person. It's not worth it...

[Gian Carlo]

This didnt surprise me AT all!! Ive lived in Dallas a little over a year now and see atleast 1 or 2 murders/kidnaps/burglaries..etc on a weekly basis. Crime is pretty bad here in DFW or maybe I wasnt used to it. Anyone know what DFW ranks as far as crime goes?

[GLopez]

Originally Posted by GIANe5

This didnt surprise me AT all!! Ive lived in Dallas a little over a year now and see atleast 1 or 2 murders/kidnaps/burglaries..etc on a weekly basis. Crime is pretty bad here in DFW or maybe I wasnt used to it. Anyone know what DFW ranks as far as crime goes?

I think Dallas was recently ranked number one. But I could be wrong.
Someone help me out...

[madbreaker]

which is why i jsut go the yucatan

[nutty]

Originally Posted by madbreaker

which is why i jsut go the yucatan

Yucatan smucatan...this could've happened anywhere bro. You just don't know who's pack'in these days; therefore, it's best to just play it cool and live another day.