Dallas Parks and Rec committee raises concerns about local park after shooting

The Brief

  • A recent shooting at a park near Woodrow Wilson High School in Dallas has prompted calls for increased safety measures.
  • Dallas Parks and Recreation board members suggested security upgrades at Willis Winters Park, including K-9 units, at a Dallas Parks and Recreation committee meeting Friday.
  • The calls come after Wornan Garcia Padilla, a Woodrow Wilson High School student, was shot and killed at the park on Jan. 22. Another Woodrow Wilson student is in police custody.

DALLAS A recent shooting at a park near Woodrow Wilson High School in Dallas has prompted calls for increased safety measures.

Calls for safety upgrades at a Dallas park

What we know:

At a Park and Rec Safety and Security committee meeting Friday, board member Rudy Karimi presented nearly a dozen safety enhancement ideas for Willis Winters Park, where a student at nearby Woodrow Wilson High School was shot and killed in the park’s lot last week.

The backstory:

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