A hammer-wielding Dallas FedEx employee is facing charges after allegedly attacking and shooting a co-worker on Monday morning — with that co-worker’s own gun, according to an arrest warrant.
Ian Hollingsworth, 25, is charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and remains in Dallas County Jail on $25,000 bond. His co-worker, Reginald Miles, was taken to Methodist Dallas Medical Center, where he was in stable condition, authorities said.
Attack happened outside FedEx facility
The incident occurred at the FedEx facility at 3901 Adler Drive in Dallas.
Investigators say Miles was sitting in a 2018 Nissan Sport, preparing for his 10:30 a.m. shift Monday, when Hollingsworth blocked Miles’ vehicle in with his 2013 Chevrolet pickup. Hollingsworth exited and began smashing Miles’ car window with a hammer.
Hammer blows, then gunfire
According to the warrant, Hollingsworth struck Miles’ front driver-side window — and then Miles himself multiple times — with a hammer while arguing with him. Fearing for his life, Miles grabbed his .32 revolver, which he had owned for two decades, and got out of the car. But Hollingsworth hit Miles in the hand, knocking him to the ground and causing him to drop the revolver…