Dallas Police say a man is in custody accused of firing a gun that contributed to a natural gas explosion at a southeast Dallas apartment complex that injured eight people last month, including four Dallas firefighters.
Dallas police confirmed they charged 28-year-old Phillip Dankins with seven counts of deadly conduct related to the September 29th explosion.
Investigators found that the explosion was caused when Dankins fired into the apartment, hitting the stove and severing the gas line.
Police say Dankins was already in custody at the Dallas County Jail on a Family Violence warrant.
“This arrest was made possible by the dedicated work of Dallas Fire-Rescue Arson Investigators, Dallas Police Department Investigators, and Alcohol Tobacco Firearms,” Chief Eddie Garcia said in a statement.