Family Feud Turns Deadly in Midlothian

0:00A family dispute in Midlothian, Texas turned deadly serious Sunday evening around 7.13 p.m. on Brook Meadow Drive. 37-year-old Mark Robert Neenwiss showed up arguing with relatives, grabbed a handgun from his truck and fired shots inside the house. One bullet hit his 11-year-old stepdaughter in the leg. He took off but came right back, this time facing off in the front yard with one of his sons who had a rifle. They traded gunfire, hitting nearby homes and cars, but no one else got hurt there. Cops rolled up quick and took Neenwiss into custody after securing a knife he had. The little girl got rushed to Children's Medical Center in Dallas, treated for her leg wound and walked out Monday good as new. Folks in the neighborhood must be shaken, dealing with bullets flying close to home and family turning on family like that. Neenwiss is still laid up in the hospital in serious condition but under police watch. He's facing one first degree felony count of aggravated assault for seriously injuring the girl, plus eight second-degree counts for the other shots.

1:02No charges for the son since Cops see it as straight self-defense. The investigation is still rolling, but this neighborhood feud hit hard and fast, hoping it stays locked down from here. I'm Corey with The Story and you've been listening to Dallas News today, AI-powered local news.