Dallas, TX
Dallas good Samaritan helps woman shot after attack leaves victims tied up, 1 dead
DALLAS — People living in a South Dallas, Texas neighborhood are looking for answers after a deadly attack inside a home over the weekend.
It happened on Saturday morning around 11 a.m.
That’s when Mario Gordon, a neighbor, stepped out of his home because his dog was barking uncontrollably, WFAA reported.
Gordon said he came across a woman yelling for help.
“The young lady kept saying ‘help me, I’ve been shot,’” Gordon said.
Gordon said he called authorities and stayed with the woman.
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“So I rendered aid, and just helped, dialed 911 and stayed with her until the ambulance came,” Gordon said.
The woman had been shot at another location, but escaped, police said.
When emergency crews arrived at the initial scene, one man was found uninjured but tied up and yelling for help.
A second man, Deleon Williams, 30, was found shot and died at the scene, the Dallas Police Department said.
Paramedics took the woman who Gordon helped to a hospital, and she is expected to survive her injuries, police said.
“I really don’t know what happened or who did what or anything,” Gordon said.
Police continue to investigate, and there is no one in custody.
Dallas, TX
FC Dallas vs Toronto FC: Highlights, stats and quote sheet
Lineups
FC Dallas — Maarten Paes, Sam Junqua, Nkosi Tafari Burgess, Sebastien Ibeagha, Marco Farfan (Eugene Ansah – 68’), Liam Fraser, Patrickson Delgado (Asier Illarramendi – 54’), Ema Twumasi, Paul Arriola (Jesús Ferreira – 45’), Bernard Kamungo (Tsiki Ntsabeleng – 54’, (Dante Sealy – 72’), Petar Musa
Substitutes not used — Jimmy Maurer, Omar Gonzalez, Carl Sainté, Logan Farrington.
Toronto FC — Sean Johnson; Raoul Petretta (Sigurd Rosted – 17’), Nickseon Gomis, Kevin Long; Tyrese Spicer, Alonso Coello (Matty Longstaff – 64’, Deybi Flores, Federico Bernardeschi; Jonathan Osorio, Derrick Etienne Jr. (Kobe Franklin – 65’), Prince Osei Owusu (Deandre Kerr – 79’).
Substitutes not used — Aimé Mabika, Kosi Thompson, Jesús Batiz, Luka Gavran
Scoring Summary:
TOR: Federico Bernardeschi (penalty kick) – 45’+8’
TOR: Federico Bernardeschi (Jonathan Osorio) – 53’
TOR: Matthew Longstaff (Federico Bernardeschi) – 82’
DAL: Sam Junqua (Jesús Ferreira) – 87’
Misconduct Summary:
DAL: Petar Musa (caution) – 9’
DAL: Ema Twumasi (caution) – 56’
TOR: Nickseon Gomis (caution) – 72’
TOR: Sigurd Rosted (caution) – 95’
Weather: 57°F, Cloudy
Stats
FC DALLAS POSTGAME QUOTES
Head Coach Nico Estévez
General thoughts on the match…
“We had opportunities and chances to make the difference early in the game but we were not clean enough, we have to learn from that, we have to be better in order to win. We cannot be dominant, create good situations, put ourselves in good spots and then after make the wrong pass, or rush the last pass. A player like (Federico) Bernardeschi made the difference today.”
On the second half adjustments…
“At halftime, what I told the guys is that we could win this game, we had to adjust a couple of things. Subbing Tsiki, Asier and Jesus, helped us a lot to get balls into the pocket. It was just the last pass, the last action that was not connected.”
On the team bouncing back…
“Every game gives you a good understanding on where the issues can be and where we have to get better. And we have to be better. We’re not good enough right now. And this is my takeaway from today. We are not good enough. We are making good steps but we are not at the level that we all would like to be.”
Forward Paul Arriola
On tonights game…
“Two teams that matched up together in similar formations. We knew where these spaces would be, but we did not execute those. Obviously (Federico) Bernardeschi had an amazing game and was the game changer for them(Toronto FC). It feels a lot worse than what the game actually was, but that’s my first initial feeling. We have to look back at the game and see what we can fix. We don’t have time to dwell on it, we have an opportunity to bounce back on Tuesday in Open Cup play.”
On the Open Cup match on Tuesday…
“Regardless win or lose, the Open Cup match on Tuesday is important for us. It’s an amazing opportunity to play in front of our fans at home, and it’s a great match up. There’s not much time to think about this game. We will study this game to correct what needs to be fixed ahead of the match on Tuesday. But we will move on and look forward to the next one.”
Dallas, TX
Dallas’ new strategy to shutter homeless encampments
It is rewarding to see that efforts to reduce homelessness continue to yield results. Based on the latest point-in-time count, homelessness in Dallas and Collin counties declined for the third consecutive year.
This trend indicates that homelessness strategies are working for some individuals who have fallen on hard times. However, the strategies aren’t working for a significant number of visibly homeless individuals on streets and encampments within the city of Dallas, including those on City Hall’s doorstep. Homelessness intervention efforts now must make shuttering encampments and safely housing these homeless individuals a pressing priority. Too many chronically homeless people have been on the streets for years and must have humane but clear intervention.
Toward that end, Housing Forward, which coordinates homelessness strategies in Dallas and Collin counties, last week announced a goal to cut street homelessness by 50% by 2026 from 2021 levels when homelessness here reached an all-time high.
The $30 million, public-private plan would emphasize closing encampments in public spaces with a targeted “Street to Home” strategy to deploy behavioral health care and rehousing assistance onsite to speed up the process. Much of that focus will be on the central business district — including the area outside City Hall — where homeless advocates estimate that 300 to 400 people regularly gather.
This is a much-needed next step to address a multilayered problem that negatively affects homeless individuals and Dallas neighborhoods. The most recent point-in-time count conducted in Dallas and Collin counties in January revealed 3,718 homeless individuals, a 12% drop from 2023. And since 2021, when the homeless count reached its peak of 4,570, overall homelessness has declined 19% and unsheltered homelessness 24%. The homeless count in the city of Dallas stood at 2,929, an 8% decline from last year and a 20% decrease since 2022.
However, visible street homelessness, often synonymous with chronic homelessness, fell just 6.5% from last year’s count, suggesting that a new strategy is needed to more effectively empty, close, clean and secure homeless encampments so that these enclaves don’t reconstitute.
The reality is that public encampments pose unacceptable public health and safety problems. Unfortunately, transition of the most visible homeless individuals from life on the streets to rehabilitation services, housing and a better life isn’t happening fast enough.
Housing Forward’s new approach wisely recognizes the need for a more urgent response to mitigate public health, safety and quality of life concerns of entrenched encampments without compromising successful strategies. Housing Forward says the region has successfully housed over 10,000 previously homeless individuals — many of them families, homeless youth and veterans — since 2021.
Dallas is moving in the right direction, thanks in part to a more coordinated homeless response system than existed a decade ago. But in the interest of recapturing quality of life, Dallas must redouble its efforts to reduce the erosive impact of chronic homelessness and visible public encampments.
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Dallas, TX
Bernardeschi scores 2 goals to help Toronto beat Dallas 3-1
TORONTO (AP) — Toronto FC, led by two goals from Federico Bernardeschi, beat FC Dallas on Saturday night by a score of 3-1.
Bernardeschi scored his first goal for Toronto (6-4-1) in the third minute of first-half stoppage time. He added a goal in the 52nd minute, assisted by Jonathan Osorio. Bernardeschi also had one assist in the game.
Bernardeschi, the 30-year-old Italian star, scored for the first time since he netted two goals in a 3-2 loss to CF Montreal on Aug. 20, a string of 19 consecutive games.
Toronto also got one goal from Matthew Longstaff.
Dallas’ (2-6-2) goal was scored by Sam Junqua.
Toronto outshot Dallas 13-7, with six shots on goal to two for Dallas.
___ AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer
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