Two men suspected of shooting a Dallas woman in the face at NorthPark Center in May are in police custody charged with the shooting, according to the DMN. Police are saying the shooting appears to have been a random act; the woman was shot in the parking lot outside of Nordstrom while waiting to pick her daughter up after watching a movie. NorthPark says it’s in the process of re-evaluating its security measures in the wake of this shooting and several other incidents at the mall. Meanwhile, the two suspected shooters were captured after a tipster called the information into a Crimestoppers telephone number; Crimestoppers is a program run by the North Texas Crime Commission (several neighborhood residents and businesses, along with the Advocate, are members of both the NTCC and the group’s Crimestoppers committee). The program is a joint effort between the NTCC and area police departments; it’s a tips program designed to encourage those who know something about a crime to report what they know to police anonymously. Typically, tipsters whose information results in an arrest/prosecution are paid between $500-$1,000 for their information. Membership in NTCC is open to any group or individual; contact Neal Devroy at 214-965-9000 for information.
