A 66-year-old man is facing charges after allegedly shooting at two juveniles, resulting in one of them being taken to the hospital in critical condition, the Dallas Police Department confirmed Thursday.
According to the department, at about 7 p.m. on Wednesday, officers were called to the shooting in the 6300 block of Godfrey Avenue.
Victor Burnett, 66, faces multiple charges after allegedly shooting juvenile.
Dallas Police Department
Investigators said that a suspect, later identified as Victor Burnett, shot at two juveniles for an undisclosed reason and then left the scene. One 14-year-old was struck and critically injured. That juvenile was taken to the hospital, where they remain, police said.
A 15-year-old witness told police he and the victim were in a vacant home in the 6100 block of Jeane St. when they saw Burntett enter the home. He told police they jumped out of the window and ran; then the 14-year-old was shot.
Police said the suspect, Burnett, was later located and arrested for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon – serious bodily injury, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and unlawful possession of a firearm.
Burnett allegedly told police that juveniles were constantly breaking into vacant/unoccupied new-build homes.
The investigation into the crime is ongoing.