Illegal immigrants caught blasting guns on packed highway, shooting at family in road-rage attack
A viral video showing gunmen firing from a Dallas bridge on New Year’s Day has resulted in multiple arrests and immigration holds, as police say the suspects were involved in repeated acts of gun violence across North Texas.
The Dallas Police Department announced Tuesday that Anthony Acevedo, 20, and Jose Alarcon Sanchez, 18, both from Grand Prairie, are two of the individuals seen in several social media videos firing guns from the Margaret McDermott Bridge over Interstate 30, just west of downtown Dallas.
The reckless gunfire, captured on camera and widely shared online, sparked immediate public outrage and prompted a large-scale investigation.
Detectives with DPD’s Central Patrol Division and Special Investigations Unit led what police described as an aggressive and exhaustive inquiry, working closely with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
Investigators recovered more than 100 shell casings near the bridge. They also discovered that Alarcon Sanchez had been arrested earlier that same morning by the Grand Prairie Police Department for a similar firearms offense on January 1, 2026.
As the investigation expanded, authorities linked 25-year-old Anderson Derce Lara to a separate road-rage shooting in November. Police say Derce Lara fired multiple rounds at a vehicle carrying three adults and three children, narrowly missing the victims.
With assistance from the ATF, investigators executed a search warrant and recovered multiple firearms, including rifles matching those seen in the viral bridge video, connecting Derce Lara to both incidents.
Acevedo and Alarcon Sanchez are charged with discharge of a firearm in certain municipalities, a class A misdemeanor. Derce Lara faces six counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, a first-degree felony. Police said Acevedo has been released on bond, while Alarcon Sanchez and Derce Lara are being held on immigration detainers.
“If you put lives at risk in Dallas, we will identify you, investigate thoroughly, and hold you accountable,” Dallas Police Chief Daniel Comeaux said. The investigation is ongoing.
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