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Dallas convicted killer may be tied to at least 4 more aggravated assault shootings

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1 month ago

October 9, 2024

www.youtube.com – FOX 4 Dallas-Fort Worth – 2024-10-09 21:36:33

SUMMARY: Kevin Sheffield, convicted of two random murders in Dallas, is now a person of interest in four additional aggravated assault shootings. Dallas police have been investigating connections to other violent crimes after Sheffield’s plea deal, which sentenced him to 50 years for the murders of Joseph Si and Muhammad Kamara in 2022. Families of the victims have expressed dissatisfaction with the plea deal and frustration with the police’s lack of information on the additional shootings. Though cases are closed, further details remain undisclosed, and family members hope Sheffield faces harsher penalties if new charges arise.

On September 16, Kevin Sheffield pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 50 years in prison for two random murders just weeks apart in Northeast Dallas in 2022. Now, police confirm that he is a person of interest in at least four aggravated assault shooting cases.

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