A FedEx employee was arrested Monday after officials say in court documents that he attacked his coworker with a hammer, then shot him multiple times over “dirty looks” while at work.
Ian Hollingsworth, 25, faces an aggravated assault with a deadly weapon charge following the shooting on Monday, according to Officer Luis Mata, a spokesperson for the Dallas Police Department.
The shooting occurred in the parking lot of the FedEx Ground facility on Adler Drive, Heather Wilson, a FedEx spokesperson, confirmed in a statement to The Dallas Morning News.
Before the shooting at about 10:30 a.m. Monday, the victim had just parked his vehicle in the parking lot at the facility, according to an arrest warrant affidavit
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When Hollingsworth arrived, he parked in front of the victim, and blocked him from pulling out.
Hollingsworth got out of his vehicle with a hammer and stuck his coworker’s vehicle multiple times with it, according to the affidavit.
Hollingsworth argued with the victim and smashed the driver’s side window of his vehicle with the hammer, according to the affidavit.
Hollingsworth is accused in the affidavit of hitting his coworker with the hammer multiple times, causing the victim to fear for their life and to retrieve a revolver they owned.
Hollingsworth struck his coworker in the hand with the hammer, causing him to drop the weapon, according to the affidavit. Hollingsworth then allegedly took the revolver and shot the victim in the chest and twice in the shoulder.
The victim was taken to Methodist Dallas Medical Center in stable condition, according to police.
Hollingsworth was arrested around 1:30 pm., according to Mata. He was detained at his home in Grand Prairie after turning himself in, according to the affidavit.
In an interview with detectives, the victim said Hollingsworth had accused him of giving him “dirty looks” as they worked. The victim didn’t know why the incident escalated, according to the affidavit.
“Our thoughts are with our team member who is injured, the safety and security of our team members is our highest priority,” Wilson said in the statement provided to The News.
After his arrest, Hollingsworth was taken to the Dallas County jail.
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