On June 4, 2025, at approximately 10:53 p.m., Irving Police responded to a disturbance at the Water Ridge Apartments, 4508 W. Pioneer Dr., involving two men armed and pointing firearms at each other over a towing dispute.
Officers detained victim Edgar Mendez and 61-year-old Robert Hernandez Lopez Jr. Mendez told police that Lopez approached him aggressively with a Smith & Wesson 500 Magnum revolver while he was towing Lopez’s vehicle, causing Mendez to draw his own weapon in self-defense.
A witness confirmed Lopez was seen following Mendez around his truck with his hand on the gun, threatening him to put down the tow truck…