Updated on Jan. 9 by Naheed Rajwani: Revised to include comments from the Council on American-Islamic Relations. Updated on Jan. 8 by Julie Fancher: Revised to include new details from police about shooting A man suspected of fatally shooting a 25-year-old and critically injuring a Middle Eastern man at a Pleasant Grove tire shop on Christmas Eve yelled “Muslim” as he shot, Dallas police said Friday. Police said around 3:45 p.m. on Christmas Eve, Anthony Paz Torres, 30, had driven to Omar’s Wheels and Tires in the 3700 block of South Buckner Boulevard to pump air in his black Chevrolet Cruz and ask about an employee, according to an arrest affidavit. When employees told Torres the employee was not there, he allegedly walked back to his car, took out a gun and started shooting at the customers as they stood in the front of the tire shop, police said. According to police, Torres made comments and “specifically used the word ‘Muslim’ as he was shooting.”

Enrique Garcia-Mendoza, who was sitting in a Mitsubishi parked in front of the shop, was struck and died immediately. The other man, who has not been identified, was shot in the chest. Several others had minor injuries. The owner of the shop fired back at Torres as he tried to flee, police said. Police later found Torres, who had apparently been shot several times, at Baylor University Medical Center.Outdoor Dining Furniture Adelaide He reportedly told the hospital’s medical staff he had gotten in an argument while filling air at the tire shop and got involved in a gun fight when the person he was arguing with pulled out a gun, the arrest affidavit states.Bengal Kittens For Sale In Milwaukee According to police, the employees recognized Torres as having been involved in a disturbance with another employee a week earlier and warned the owner of the shop that Torres might be dangerous.Outdoor Fire Pit Enclosures

Police looked into that disturbance and found body-cam video from patrol officers where Torres said he was both Jewish and Christian and said he had a bias against Muslims. Torres has been charged with murder and aggravated assault. He is being held in the Dallas County Jail. Bail was set at $500,000. Police said they expect to file more charges against Torres. The Council on American-Islamic Relations’ Dallas office issued a statement on Jan. 9, calling on federal authorities to join the investigation into the shooting. “Whenever any Americans are attacked based on their actual or perceived race or religion, that attack should be treated as domestic terrorism and investigated accordingly,” Alia Salem, the executive director of CAIR-DFW, was quoted saying in the statement. Maj. Max Geron, a Dallas police spokesman, said on social media that police had been in touch with their federal partners. It appears Garcia-Mendoza, who died in the shooting, was a bystander who just happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time.

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