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Man sentenced to 35 months for shooting rifle off Dallas bridge on New Year's Eve

To stream WFAA on your phone, you need the WFAA app. Example video title will go here for this video DALLAS — A man who was caught on video firing a gun off a Dallas bridge has been sentenced to 35 months in federal prison, according to the United States Attorney's Office. In a statement Monday, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Ryan Raybould announced the sentence against Jose Raul Alarcon Sanchez.

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Scoop News DeskDallas, Texas · Published Tuesday, September 22, 2026 at 4:01 AM UTCUpdated Tuesday, September 22, 2026 at 9:54 AM UTC

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Alarcon Sanchez was charged and sentenced for unlawfully possessing a firearm as an illegal alien. “Spraying rifle fire off a downtown bridge is a lawless act that puts our Dallas residents at risk. Alarcon Sanchez, a Mexican national, was arrested after a video was released showing him firing off an assault-style rifle from the Margaret McDermott Bridge on New Year's Day.

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