Cedar Hill police shared a community update.
Witnesses gave officers descriptions of people and a vehicle believed to be connected to the shooting, police said. Officers found a matching vehicle near a Wendy’s and attempted a stop. Several people ran, prompting a vehicle pursuit and a search for others who fled on foot.
Four arrested; investigation continues
The vehicle stopped in the 200 block of S. Highlands, where three people were detained, police said. Another person was apprehended behind Home Depot, and officers recovered a firearm from inside the vehicle. Police said a parent later brought another individual to the scene to cooperate with the investigation.
Four people were arrested on various charges, and one juvenile was released into a parent’s custody, according to police. The department reported no injuries connected to the gunfire or pursuit. The investigation is ongoing, and additional charges may follow.
Local calls and historical injuries offer different context
Separate Dallas figures illustrate one way authorities track celebratory gunfire: The Dallas Morning News reported that police received 759 calls related to celebratory gunfire on New Year’s Eve 2025. That is a count of calls in Dallas on a different occasion, not a measure of injuries or evidence of a trend in Cedar Hill.
In a different kind of measure, a CDC analysis of Puerto Rico data found 43 people were injured by gunfire during the 48 hours from Dec. 31, 2003, to Jan. 1, 2004, the South Bend Tribune reported. That historical finding concerns another place and period; it does not establish that anyone was injured in Cedar Hill.
