On Tuesday, September 8, 2020 around 6:30pm, the Forney Police Department received a report of a shots fired call in the area of the Park Trails neighborhood. Expended shell casings were discovered in the 100 block of Acadia Lane along with bullet impacts on a tree and a residence. In partnership with nearby residents who provided a description of a vehicle leaving the scene as well as video footage, members of the Forney Police Department Criminal Investigations Division were able to identify a suspect.
The investigation led to the execution of a search and arrest warrant on September 9, 2020 in the 500 block of West Cartwright in Balch Springs. Members of the Forney-Terrell SWAT Team as well as patrol officers from the Balch Springs Police Department assisted in the execution of the search and arrest warrants. At this time, Carissa Arreola, of Mesquite has been charged with Texas Penal Code 22.05 Deadly Conduct, a third degree felony. This investigation remains ongoing.
If anyone has any additional information about this or any other incident, please contact the Forney Police Department Criminal Investigations Division at 972-564-7607. You can also leave information anonymously at Kaufman County Crime Stoppers at 877-847-7522 or at http://kaufmancountycrimestoppers.org/ and if that information leads to an arrest, a reward could be granted to the caller.
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