VIDEO: Two killed in DeSoto house fire as flames and smoke engulf home
Two people died in a house fire Tuesday afternoon in DeSoto, according to the DeSoto Fire Department.
Two people died in a house fire Tuesday afternoon in DeSoto, according to the DeSoto Fire Department.
Video shows DeSoto officer shoot, kill man armed with 2 knives
The family of the man shot and killed by DeSoto police officers on Friday is questioning why deadly force was needed. Video released on Monday shows him approaching officers with a knife in each hand.
The family of the man shot and killed by DeSoto police officers on Friday is questioning why deadly force was needed. Video released on Monday shows him approaching officers with a knife in each hand.
Knife-wielding man who 'wanted to harm police' shot and killed by DeSoto police officer
DeSoto police say the man was holding two knives and “immediately approached officers aggressively” when they arrived. They say officers gave several commands to stop and drop the weapons, but he refused. He was shot once in the chest.
DeSoto police say the man was holding two knives and “immediately approached officers aggressively” when they arrived. They say officers gave several commands to stop and drop the weapons, but he refused. He was shot once in the chest.
DeSoto woman shoots armed intruder who followed her home
Neighbors reported hearing several shots Friday night. When police arrived at the scene, they found a man with gunshot wounds inside the woman's garage. The woman told police a truck followed her home from a nearby Taco Bell.
Neighbors reported hearing several shots Friday night. When police arrived at the scene, they found a man with gunshot wounds inside the woman's garage. The woman told police a truck followed her home from a nearby Taco Bell.
DeSoto woman shot armed man attempting to break into home, police say
DeSoto police say a woman shot a man who followed her and then tried to break into her home.
DeSoto police say a woman shot a man who followed her and then tried to break into her home.
No students hurt after DeSoto ISD school bus catches fire
The district says an athletics shuttle bus was taking kids from one campus to another when the smoke started to come from the vehicle.
The district says an athletics shuttle bus was taking kids from one campus to another when the smoke started to come from the vehicle.
School threats prompt changes for DeSoto High School homecoming game
DeSoto ISD is making changes at their high school football game after violent threats. Community members are also answering the call for peace.
DeSoto ISD is making changes at their high school football game after violent threats. Community members are also answering the call for peace.
Body camera video shows armed suspect being shot by DeSoto police
DeSoto Police say Jesse Martinez threatened to shoot officers while holding a handgun on Sunday morning.
DeSoto Police say Jesse Martinez threatened to shoot officers while holding a handgun on Sunday morning.
Man shot by DeSoto police while holding child was wanted for aggravated kidnapping
According to an arrest warrant affidavit from the December 2021 incident, police were called out to a Dallas home where Jesse Martinez was threatening to kidnap a teenager at gunpoint.
According to an arrest warrant affidavit from the December 2021 incident, police were called out to a Dallas home where Jesse Martinez was threatening to kidnap a teenager at gunpoint.
DeSoto police shoot man holding child who threatened to shoot officers
DeSoto Police say officers tried to negotiate with the man, but he refused to drop the gun or the child.
DeSoto Police say officers tried to negotiate with the man, but he refused to drop the gun or the child.
DeSoto police seize dozens of illegal gambling machines
Police in DeSoto seized 60 illegal gambling machines and about $17,000 in cash after investigating four convenience stores.
Police in DeSoto seized 60 illegal gambling machines and about $17,000 in cash after investigating four convenience stores.
North Texas firefighters head south with Beryl approaching Texas coast
A 7-man team, including four firefighters from Cedar Hill, two from Duncanville and one from DeSoto are staged in San Antonio right now, waiting to see where they need to go once Beryl makes landfall.
A 7-man team, including four firefighters from Cedar Hill, two from Duncanville and one from DeSoto are staged in San Antonio right now, waiting to see where they need to go once Beryl makes landfall.
City of DeSoto breaks ground on new aquatic and recreation center
It will be a 74,000-square-foot venue with a full-scale indoor competition pool, a 400-foot indoor track, a gym and other multi-generational recreational areas.
It will be a 74,000-square-foot venue with a full-scale indoor competition pool, a 400-foot indoor track, a gym and other multi-generational recreational areas.
DeSoto police chief among candidates for Austin's open chief job
DeSoto Police Chief Joseph Costa is one of more than 30 candidates for Austin's unoccupied police chief role.
DeSoto Police Chief Joseph Costa is one of more than 30 candidates for Austin's unoccupied police chief role.
DeSoto tanker truck fire forces residents to evacuate
DeSoto gave the all-clear for residents to return home after being forced to evacuate due to a big rig carrying fuel bursting into flames.
DeSoto gave the all-clear for residents to return home after being forced to evacuate due to a big rig carrying fuel bursting into flames.
DeSoto AAU track coach charged with solicitation of 16-year-old athlete
Police say Anthony Adkison sent sexually explicit messages to the 16-year-old, not knowing her father had possession of her phone.
Police say Anthony Adkison sent sexually explicit messages to the 16-year-old, not knowing her father had possession of her phone.
DeSoto High student let 17-year-old with gun inside school
DeSoto ISD says the teen is not a student in the district and was allowed inside the building by another student during an altercation.
DeSoto ISD says the teen is not a student in the district and was allowed inside the building by another student during an altercation.
SMU football player Teddy Knox turns himself in to police after Dallas hit-and-run crash
SMU football player Teddy Knox has turned himself in to police after an arrest warrant was issued for him and Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice for their roles in a multi-car crash last month.
SMU football player Teddy Knox has turned himself in to police after an arrest warrant was issued for him and Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice for their roles in a multi-car crash last month.
Chiefs WR Rashee Rice turns himself in to police after Dallas hit-and-run crash
According to online records, Rice turned himself in on Thursday to the Glenn Heights Police Department. He was then taken to the DeSoto jail.
According to online records, Rice turned himself in on Thursday to the Glenn Heights Police Department. He was then taken to the DeSoto jail.
Widow of DeSoto man killed in attempted carjacking upset with killer's 40-year sentence
A 22-year-old man has been sentenced to 40 years behind bars three years after he killed a man and shot his wife during an attempted carjacking in DeSoto.
A 22-year-old man has been sentenced to 40 years behind bars three years after he killed a man and shot his wife during an attempted carjacking in DeSoto.