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Man arrested on suspicion of hiding gun used in death of 6-year-old Dallas girl

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2 years ago

January 11, 2024

Man arrested on suspicion of hiding gun used in death of 6-year-old Dallas girl

A 19-year-old man was arrested Wednesday night after he told police he hid the gun used in a 6-year-old’s shooting death at an Old East Dallas home.

Officers responded about 2:40 p.m. Wednesday to a townhome complex in the 2100 block of North Fitzhugh Avenue, near Fuqua Street.

The child was found shot and taken to a hospital in critical condition. She was pronounced dead at 3:21 p.m. The Dallas County medical examiner’s office identified her as Aylayna Ross.

Detectives determined the handgun used in Ross’ death was left unsecured in the residence and that two adults and two other juveniles were inside the home when the shooting occurred, police said.

As of Thursday afternoon, police said it was “unknown how the child was shot.”

Damariya Sowels, 19, was booked into the Dallas County jail hours after the shooting on a charge of tampering with physical evidence, records show.

According to an arrest-warrant affidavit obtained by The Dallas Morning News, Sowels admitted he brought two guns — a MAC-10 and a Glock — into the home Tuesday and left one lying on top of a PlayStation in a third-floor bedroom.

After the shooting, police wrote Sowels went into the bedroom and put both guns in a backpack. He hid the backpack in the garage before police arrived, the affidavit said, where it was later found by crime scene personnel.

Sowels is also facing unrelated charges of evading arrest or detention and unlawful carrying of a weapon, according to jail records.

He remained in custody Thursday, with bail set at $104,000. It was unclear whether he had an attorney.

The investigation is ongoing.

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WATCH: Australia soccer fans take over Walmart near Dallas Stadium

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6 hours ago

July 4, 2026

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WATCH: Australia soccer fans take over Walmart near Dallas Stadium

World Cup 2026: Aussie fans take over Arlington Walmart

ARLINGTON, Texas – A horde of Socceroo fans stormed an Arlington Walmart ahead of Australia’s World Cup match on Friday at Dallas Stadium.

A Socceroo Walmart takeover

Videos of Australian soccer fans taking over a Walmart in Arlington went viral on Monday.

The Walmart is located across the street from where the Socceroos played a World Cup match on Friday against Egypt.

Plenty of chants were heard in the videos, ranging from “We’re going to Walmart” as they entered the building to “We’re getting deported” while exiting.

The Arlington Police Department got involved to break up the impromptu rally.

Australia lost to Egypt on Friday afternoon, ending their run in the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

The Source: Information in this story comes from social media videos.

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Viral video shows Egypt coach, team director in Dallas police confrontation

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16 hours ago

July 3, 2026

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Viral video shows Egypt coach, team director in Dallas police confrontation

Updated on: July 3, 2026 / 8:02 PM CDT
/ CBS Texas

A confrontation between Egypt’s coaching staff and a Dallas police officer at the team’s hotel sparked a viral video ahead of a World Cup match.

Egypt coach Hossam Hassan said he considered the matter resolved after he and team director Ibrahim Hassan had a physical confrontation with a police officer at the team’s hotel in Dallas.

Video began circulating Thursday, a day before Egypt beat Australia in the round of the 32 at the World Cup, showing both men arguing with a Dallas police officer, apparently over a player preparing to take a picture with a young fan in the hotel lobby.

The officer approaches Hossam Hassan first, but his interaction with Ibrahim Hassan becomes a shoving match. Ibrahim Hassan appeared to be upset at the officer intervening.

Dallas police issued a statement saying that just before midnight, officers were responding to a request from hotel security about an individual without event credentials attempting to gain access.

“It was later learned that the individuals weren’t displaying credentials properly, which is a requirement,” Dallas police said in a statement.

The statement said the issue was resolved at the scene, and that police met with Egyptian representatives to address their concerns.

Hossam Hassan said through a translator that the team had accepted an apology from the police.

“We are really happy to be here at this tournament and we are satisfied with the security personnel that are accompanying us,” Hossam Hassan said. “I would like to point to the high-level organization we have with us and the level of security we have with us.”

Hassan is the first person to play and coach for Egypt at the World Cup. The victory over Australia came in Egypt’s debut in the knockout round of the tournament.

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Maradona’s ‘Hand of God’ ball heads to auction in Dallas

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1 day ago

July 3, 2026

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Maradona’s ‘Hand of God’ ball heads to auction in Dallas

The match ball from Argentina’s 1986 World Cup quarterfinal against England – better known as the ‘Hand of God’ ball, thanks to Diego Maradona’s famous goal – is set to go up for auction. It has been auctioned before, previously for $2.4m.

Maradona’s shirt from that match sold for about $9 million back in 2022. Maradona and Argentina would return to the Estadio Azteca to win the tournament soon after, their second World Cup title. England has not played there since.

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Argentina’s soccer star Diego Maradona and West German goalkeeper Harald Schumacher holding their World Cup Soccer Ball awards while posing with two young soccer players during the Soccer Golden Shoe Award ceremony held in Paris, France, on Nov. 13, 1986.

The ‘Hand of God’ is famous because Maradona punched the ball in using his left hand over the English goalkeeper, making the score 1-0.Four minutes later, Maradona struck again. The Argentinian took 11 seconds and 11 touches to pass six English defenders and score what was later voted the “Goal of the Century.” The game ended 2-1.

The goal should not have stood, but no VAR meant no replay to overturn the call.

The game referee kept the ball in Tunisia for more than three decades.

This comes ahead of England’s return to the Azteca for the 2026 FIFA World Cup Round of 16 against Mexico Sunday at 7 p.m. North Texas will likely be rocking from Sunday night right into the US Men’s National Team game against Belgium on Monday at 7 p.m. The winners of those games are headed to this year’s quarterfinals.

Mexico has never lost a World Cup game at the Azteca (7-3-0) and has only lost twice there in its history (70-17-2). England is 2-0 against Mexico in World Cup games, including on the way to their only World Cup title. That game was in England.

Maradona died at the age of 60 in November of 2020.

Argentinian soccer great Diego Maradona has died after undergoing surgery for a subdural hematoma earlier this month. He was 60 years old.

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