{"id":200100,"date":"2026-03-11T17:24:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T17:24:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/200100\/"},"modified":"2026-03-11T17:24:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T17:24:09","slug":"dallas-man-arrested-in-2024-drive-by-shootings-where-300-rounds-were-fired","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/200100\/","title":{"rendered":"Dallas man arrested in 2024 drive-by shootings where 300 rounds were fired"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/21yo-nehemiah-drake-mug.png\" alt=\"\" data-v-7d0efd03=\"\"\/> article <\/p>\n<p data-v-7d0efd03=\"\">21-year-old Nehemiah Drake (Source: Dallas County Jail) <\/p>\n<p data-v-06e3e0fd=\"\">DALLAS &#8211; A 21-year-old man wanted in connection with a string of 2024 drive-by shootings and an armed carjacking was arrested by the Dallas Police Department Gang Unit on Feb. 11, according to police records.<\/p>\n<p data-v-06e3e0fd=\"\">Nehemiah Drake was taken into custody on several felony warrants and remains held in the North Tower of the Dallas County Jail. A magistrate set his total bond at $221,000.<\/p>\n<p> Nehemiah Drake arrested  <\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"KDFW\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-06e3e0fd=\"\">What we know:<\/p>\n<p data-v-06e3e0fd=\"\">The arrest follows a nearly two-year investigation into a violent afternoon on June 11, 2024. During a one-hour window, officers responded to three separate shooting incidents in the 6800 block of Nandina Drive, the 1400 block of McKenzie Street, and the 4200 block of Willow Springs Lane.<\/p>\n<p data-v-06e3e0fd=\"\">Investigators determined that nearly 300 rounds were fired from a vehicle at the three locations. While the suspects were initially unknown, a breakthrough occurred on June 23, 2024, following an armed carjacking in the 3300 block of Junction Street. The stolen car later crashed and was recovered by police.<\/p>\n<p data-v-06e3e0fd=\"\">Inside the vehicle, officers found a pistol equipped with a &#8220;machine gun conversion device,&#8221; commonly known as a switch. Detectives used forensic testing to link the modified weapon to the three drive-by shootings and identified Drake through evidence found on the firearm.<\/p>\n<p data-v-06e3e0fd=\"\">Drake faces several charges, including:<\/p>\n<p> Deadly Conduct \u2013 Discharge Firearm: Three counts related to the June 11 shootings.Prohibited Weapon: Related to the modified firearm.Possession of Marijuana: Under 2 ounces. <\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"KDFW\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-06e3e0fd=\"\">What they&#8217;re saying:<\/p>\n<p data-v-06e3e0fd=\"\">&#8220;The safe apprehension of this violent impact offender reflects the Dallas Police Department\u2019s unwavering commitment to public safety,&#8221; said Major Andre Taylor, commander of the Tactical Investigations Division. &#8220;If you put others in danger, you will be held accountable, no matter how long it takes to find you.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"group-source-paragraph\" data-v-4fbf7207=\"\">The Source: Information in this article is from the Dallas Police Department and the Dallas County Jail.<\/p>\n<p>    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox4news.com\/tag\/us\/tx\/dallas-county\/dallas\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-06e3e0fd=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dallas<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox4news.com\/tag\/crime-publicsafety\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-06e3e0fd=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Crime and Public Safety<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox4news.com\/tag\/us\/tx\/dallas-county\/dallas\/southeast-oak-cliff\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-06e3e0fd=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Southeast Oak Cliff<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"article 21-year-old Nehemiah Drake (Source: Dallas County Jail) DALLAS &#8211; A 21-year-old man wanted in connection with a&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":200101,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[1046,102,581,104,103,223,25204,216,393],"class_list":["post-200100","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-dallas","tag-crime-publicsafety","tag-dallas","tag-dallas-county","tag-dallas-headlines","tag-dallas-news","tag-news","tag-southeast-oak-cliff","tag-tx","tag-us"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/200100","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=200100"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/200100\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/200101"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=200100"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=200100"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=200100"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}