Violent Rampage Unfolds
Scenes of a chaotÂic and vioÂlent inciÂdent that escaÂlatÂed quickÂly TuesÂday durÂing DalÂlas mornÂing rush-hour trafÂfic have been caught on camera.
AccordÂing to reports, a 26-year-old man, Angel ZamoÂra Moreno, from Plano, Texas, allegedÂly trigÂgered a vioÂlent ramÂpage on the LBJ FreeÂway, sideÂswipÂing sevÂerÂal cars, stabÂbing a man, hijackÂing mulÂtiÂple vehiÂcles, and runÂning over motorists.
Witnesses Recount the Chaos
âIâve had crazy moments in my life. ObviÂousÂly, nothÂing like this,â witÂness Johnathan McCain told local FOX 4. âThis is gonna be someÂthing we all rememÂber for the rest of our lives.â
AccordÂing to an arrest warÂrant affiÂdavit obtained by FOX 4, the series of events began when Moreno allegedÂly struck three cars and an 18-wheelÂer in an inciÂdent that disÂabled his car.
When the motorists stopped to check on the damÂage, Moreno allegedÂly began attackÂing peoÂple with an 8âinch fix-blade knife that he pulled out of his trunk.
Horrific Attacks and Carjackings
Moreno allegedÂly was seen jumpÂing on one driÂverâs windÂshield, causÂing $500 in damÂage. AnothÂer driÂver tried to interÂvene by armÂing himÂself with a metÂal pipe.
HowÂevÂer, he was latÂer stabbed in the side of his stomÂach and ear, police said, accordÂing to FOX 4. A nearÂby motorist was able to pick up the stabbed vicÂtim in an effort to take him to the hosÂpiÂtal, but was chased by Moreno, who allegedÂly hijacked a nearÂby TxDOT truck.
Pedestrian Struck and Injured
Moreno then allegedÂly used the same truck to run over the TxDOT workÂer, who susÂtained injuries to his leg, knee, and wrist, authorÂiÂties said.
âAnd once he was into the TxDOT truck, thatâs when he came through and hit this side and then veered off. And thatâs when he struck the TxDOT workÂer himÂself,â McCain told FOX 4.
Suspect Apprehended by Witnesses
When a medÂical proÂfesÂsionÂal nearÂby left her vehiÂcle to tend to the injured TxDOT workÂer, Moreno allegedÂly jumped into the unatÂtendÂed car.
He then allegedÂly ran over the medÂical proÂfesÂsionÂal with her own car and dragged her across two lanes of trafÂfic. McCain said Moreno tried to escape, but sevÂerÂal peoÂple were able to pin the 26-year-old down until police arrived.
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