A Monday night confrontation in Lower Greenville escalated from an alleged slap inside a Family Dollar to a SWAT standoff, after police say a man pulled a gun on a bystander and fired at the bystander’s dog.
Dallas police said the disturbance began when a woman inside the store reported that a man slapped her. A man walking a dog nearby stepped in, and officers say the suspect pulled a handgun, threatened the bystander and fired at least one round toward the dog before running off. Police later said the dog’s condition was still unknown.
Officers tracked a suspect to an apartment several blocks away, called in tactical units when he refused to come out and eventually used gas to end the standoff. Two people were detained and Dallas police said the primary suspect is expected to face aggravated assault charges. Authorities have not released his identity…