DREAM JOB MURDER, VIOLENT CRIME UP IN DALLAS

Violent crime in Dallas is up 10 percent in the first six months of 2015, compared with the same period of the previous year.

The number of robberies, aggravated assaults, murders and rapes have increased, but property crimes such as theft and burglary are down, leaving the overall crime rate flat over last year.

Dallas saw 20 murders in June, the highest number since August 2013.

At least one incident of gun violence happened near our neighborhood recently.

Three men were injured in a shooting at Las Hamacas, a 24-hour restaurant in the 10300 block of Denton Drive, on July 1.

No one was arrested, and there was no description given of the shooter. The victims were all men in their 20s.

Aurelio and Juanita Hernandez, who own a nearby flower shop, told the Dallas Morning News that they frequently see drunk people coming out of Las Hamacas. In 2012, a 23-year-old man was shot to death inside the restaurant. | CRIME NUMBERS

Dallas murders in June

SOURCE: Dallas Police Department