Dallas police announce arrests after viral bridge‑shooting video

Dallas police announced that three people have been arrested in connection with a viral video showing gunfire from a downtown bridge and said investigators recovered weapons and more than 100 spent shell casings during a multi‑agency investigation.

Deputy Chief William Griffith, commander of the criminal investigations group, said detectives with the department’s special investigations unit and central patrol division opened the investigation after a video circulated online on Jan. 1. "A detailed examination at the scene resulted in the recovery of more than a 100 spent shell casings," Griffith said, and investigators identified the location on the bridge where the shots were fired.

Griffith named two suspects tied to the bridge shooting as Anthony Acevedo, 20, of Grand Prairie, and Jose Aracran Sanchez, 18, also of Grand Prairie. Both are charged with discharging a firearm in a municipality, Griffith said; Sanchez remains in custody on an immigration hold, while Acevedo "has posted bond and has been released." A third suspect, Anderson Lara, 25, of Midlothian, is in custody on six counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon stemming from an unrelated November incident in which multiple rounds were fired into a vehicle carrying three adults and three children. "The youngest victim was only 3 years old," Griffith said.

Griffith said the arrests stemmed from coordinated work with the Grand Prairie Police Department, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the U.S. Attorney’s Office. He said investigators executed a warrant at a Grand Prairie residence on Jan. 28 "where we recovered all the weapons." Griffith said officers recovered five weapons, including AR‑15‑style rifles and handguns.

When asked whether all three suspects appear in the bridge videos and who posted the videos, Griffith said multiple videos existed and that the third suspect was not at the bridge when the shots were fired. He declined to identify who posted the footage. "We reviewed every video that was out there," he said, and urged members of the public with relevant videos or information to come forward: "When you see something, say something."

The department said the ATF currently has the recovered weapons and is conducting a forensic analysis to determine ownership and purchase history; Griffith said that work could lead to additional charges depending on the findings. The chief—who opened and closed the briefing but did not give a name in the transcript—praised the professionalism of Dallas Police, Grand Prairie Police, the ATF and the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

Officials also said the department is planning changes to its holiday‑event response for future New Year’s Eve and July 4 events to improve traffic flow and access for officers. The investigation remains active, and police asked anyone with tips or video to contact investigators.

The briefing concluded with officials thanking reporters and restating the request for public assistance; investigators said they are continuing to assess the potential for additional charges.