Police are searching for the person they say is responsible for a deadly shooting early Friday in North Oak Cliff.[[367896801, C]]
Officers were called at about 12:30 a.m. to the 500 block of South Willomet Avenue, where witnesses said a shooting victim had just been rushed by family members to Methodist Dallas Medical Center.
The officers learned that the shooting victim had observed his mother being assaulted by a man, identified by witnesses as 26-year-old Jesus Anthony Rodriguez, so he and other witnesses pulled Rodriguez off and began assaulting him, police said.
Rodriguez then pulled out a handgun and reportedly fired in the air, causing the group to scatter in several directions. Rodriguez followed, firing and striking 16-year-old Jesus Ricardo Hernandez, police said.
Hernandez was pronounced deceased at Methodist Hospital.
Rodriguez has not been located since, and police are asking anyone who knows his whereabouts to call the homicide unit at 214-671-3661. Anonymous calls may be placed to Crime Stoppers at 214-373-TIPS (8477).
