🌱 Teen Killed While Riding Stolen Horse + Missing Local Found In NC

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Here are the top three stories in Dallas today:

1. Early Tuesday morning, Mar. 14, a 14-year-old was killed and two other teens were injured while riding stolen horses. A car crashed into the group of three teens horseback riding along Great Trinity Forest Way near Interstate 45. One horse died at the scene, another was euthanized at the scene, and the third was injured but is expected to survive. The two surviving teens, aged 16 and 17, were injured and treated at a hospital. (ABC 8)
2. Kaylin Rodriguez, a 13-year-old who was reported missing by her parents about two weeks ago from her East Dallas apartment, was found in a shed on the property of 34-year-old Jorge Camacho in North Carolina. Camacho is in a North Carolina jail and has been charged with several felonies. Kaylin has been reunited with her family in Dallas. (Advocate: Oak Cliff)
3. Dallas Arts District's annual "Changing Perspectives Block Party: A Cultural Festival" will take place on Apr. 14! The family-friendly event will include Close-Act Theatre’s Birdmen, food trucks, artisans/makers, a community muralist, and more. The event starts at 6:30 p.m. at Sammons Park Historic District in Dallas. (CultureMap Dallas)

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Today in Dallas:

• Spring Break Movie Marathon: Shrek the Third At 6006 Everglade Road (10:00 AM)
• Garden Brothers Nuclear Circus At Fair Park (4:30 PM; 7:30 PM)
• Moulin Rouge - The Musical At Music Hall At Fair Park (7:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• Dallas Police released a Critical Missing Alert for 76-year-old Jesse Dale, Jr., who was last seen driving a black 2012 Chevrolet Silverado in the 3200 block of Morgan Street. The truck he was driving has a Texas license plate with the number DSY6319. (ABC 8)
• Dallas Police released the names of the two men who were arrested in connection to the four people who were fatally shot in a Dallas apartment. Artemio Maldonado, 18, and Azucena Sanchez, 20, have been charged with capital murder. (ABC 13)
• Trying to decide where to eat? Check out CultureMap Dallas' list of "Best Dallas restaurants for Easter 2023 brunch," including Blue Mesa Grill and Dolce Riviera! (CultureMap Dallas)

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— Nicole Fallon-Peek

About me: Nicole Fallon-Peek is a journalist and copywriter with a degree in Media, Culture and Communication from New York University. She has served as a freelance reporter, managing editor, copy editor, and editorial director for a variety of B2B news outlets. She currently co-owns and operates content creation agency Lightning Media Partners.