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    Gunfire at White Rock-- 30 min DPD response-- Lessons Learned

    --- don't beat a dead horse about choosing where to live---

    Tonight, starting at 858pm there was a significant amount of gunfire coming from the spillway parking lot of White Rock Lake or very nearby. Myself and my neighbors all heard it. First 911 calls went in at 9pm- I know at least 9 different calls went to their dispatch. My personal calls to their dispatch were received and they only question asked was "can you hear anyone calling for help" and I could instantly tell it was getting dismissed as fireworks or BS.

    At this point we had heard over 60 rounds fired within 1/4 mile or so of the house and I relayed that to her.

    Gunfire continues (now over 100 rds counted), with pauses, I'm assuming to reload because it was basically 12-15rd mag dumps.

    I call again at 916pm and say- who is coming it hasn't stopped yet.

    Then I call the desk SGT and not 911, he says, keep calling 911 to get it upgraded in the queue, so now I'm standing outside on speaker and he hears a mag dump... and he says ok we will get some folks enroute.

    933pm first officer cruises through.

    I did get a good tag for a vehicle that came past our area bumping bass and magically when it left, the gunfire stopped-- passed the tag along to DPD.

    Less than thrilled with the lack of interest and exigency by the dispatch (it was 924pm when the call got put out for service- so technically they got here within 9 minutes- sad to get a faster response calling the substation directly but-- thats the lesson learned-- along with- tell everyone to call to get a faster response.

    #2
    Let this sink in, this is the govt that was voted for…….

    ….oh, and profiling is wrong.

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      #3
      Ya. How much more you want to pay in taxes? Pretty good response time for shots fired in unknown area with no suspect description only i heart gun shots in the distance

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        #4
        Did they find casings?
        What's the update?

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          #5
          Id say the response time from dispatch is **** poor considering the number of 911 calls-- and the area was literally given to them as an exact parking lot with continous gunfire over nearly 20 minutes... and then a suspect vehicle tag.

          Originally posted by Mitchell8 View Post
          Ya. How much more you want to pay in taxes? Pretty good response time for shots fired in unknown area with no suspect description only i heart gun shots in the distance

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            #6
            I will be calling back to the substation to find out about what they found... And tomorrow in the daylight I will walk down and see what I find.

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              #7
              I doubt they tell you much.

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                #8
                Originally posted by Mitchell8 View Post
                Ya. How much more you want to pay in taxes? Pretty good response time for shots fired in unknown area with no suspect description only i heart gun shots in the distance
                Right.

                State I live in the boondocks then complain about response time. How do we know it wasn't someone shooting on property they own at 9pm?

                I like to shoot guns and crank the bass now and then. Am I a suspect?

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                  #9
                  Hopefully you don’t find a crime scene when you go look today. Then you will have to call the police again and cause them more paperwork

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by Quackerbox View Post
                    Right.

                    State I live in the boondocks then complain about response time. How do we know it wasn't someone shooting on property they own at 9pm?

                    I like to shoot guns and crank the bass now and then. Am I a suspect?

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                    White rock lake is not in the boondocks. It's in the heart of Dallas. There is no property they could be shooting on that would be legal around White rock lake.

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                      #11
                      Originally posted by rolylane6 View Post
                      White rock lake is not in the boondocks. It's in the heart of Dallas. There is no property they could be shooting on that would be legal around White rock lake.

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                      Fair enough. Is it in the hood?

                      The OP mentioned choosing where to live. I hear gun shots almost every weekend at my house. Either from the guys on a small range on property or the idiot AC repair guy shooting into the retention pond ****

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                        #12
                        Originally posted by Quackerbox View Post
                        Fair enough. Is it in the hood?
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                        Well, it's Dallas so..... lol

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                          #13
                          Still a very low priority call

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                            #14
                            Originally posted by rolylane6 View Post
                            Well, it's Dallas so..... lol

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                            Ha!!

                            Gotcha

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                              #15
                              Originally posted by Mitchell8 View Post
                              Still a very low priority call
                              I wasn't agreeing or disagreeing with the OP, just clarifying that White Rock is not the boondocks. It is as "city" as it gets.
                              If I were in the city and heard 100 rounds of gunfire nearby my residence, out of anxiety, I would probably expect a quicker response as well.

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