Jose Raul Alarcon Sanchez, a Mexican national unlawfully present in the United States, was sentenced to 35 months in federal prison for unlawfully possessing a firearm as an illegal alien. Just after midnight on New Year’s Day 2026, Alarcon Sanchez and another individual were captured on video firing AR-style rifles from the crowded Margaret McDermott Bridge in Dallas during New Year’s Eve celebrations, endangering the public below. “What happened on that bridge could have ended in tragedy and put innocent people in danger. But our agents and our law enforcement partners methodically followed the evidence—from the shell casings recovered at the scene to the firearm and ultimately to the individual who pulled the trigger,” said ATF Dallas Special Agent in Charge Brian W. Garner. Read more at #CrimeGunIntel @​ATFDallas @​DallasPD ↧