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Man Charged with Unlawful Firearm Possession after Shooting on Crowded Dallas Bridge
A man who allegedly shot multiple rounds from an AR-style rifle on the Margaret McDermott Bridge on New Year’s Eve has been federally charged with unlawfully possessing a firearm as an illegal alien, announced United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Ryan Raybould.
Jose Raul Alarcon Sanchez, a Mexican national unlawfully present in the United States, was charged by federal complaint yesterday. As alleged, just after midnight on January 1, 2026, Alarcon Sanchez and another man were on the Margaret McDermott Bridge amid numerous stopped cars and people at the time of the downtown Dallas firework presentations.
While standing on the bridge, Alarcon Sanchez and the other individual took turns filming each other shooting black rifles over the bridge. The approximate location of the shooting is indicated by the red ‘x’ in the map below:
This type of violent behavior wrought tremendous danger to countless lives on the bridge that night,’ said U.S. Attorney Ryan Raybould. I applaud our law enforcement partners’ meticulous investigation and use of ballistic evidence to connect this individual to the violent crime he is alleged to have committed on New Year’s Eve.’
According to the complaint, on January 5, 2026, Dallas Police Department officers recovered seventy-nine 5.56/.223 caliber and four 9-millimeter fired cartridge casings (FCCs) where Alarcon Sanchez and the other man were observed firing the rifles.
Court records show that Alarcon Sanchez was arrested on January 1, 2026, by Grand Prairie Police Department officers in response to a ‘shots fired’ call to 911.
An appearance date for Alarcon Sanchez in federal court has not yet been scheduled. ATF Dallas and the Dallas Police Department, assisted by the Grand Prairie Police, investigated the case.
Mandatory Facts: Defendant/Respondent: Jose Raul Alarcon Sanchez; Exact Criminal Charges: Unlawfully possessing a firearm as an illegal alien; City and State: Dallas, Texas; Exact Date: January 1, 2026; Sentence or Outcome: Currently pending
Key Facts
- State: Texas
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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