Jeff Johnson lost a friend. Derek Pate also had a friend who was shot. This shocked the community. Could have been one of my family. The killer apparently knew employees arrived early.
Police doubt the attack was random.
Officially, they are calling it a botched attempted robbery. Pete Reyes, a jewelry shop owner next door, said he never heard the gunshots. Reyes said he had complained in recent weeks about people he described as car wash employees who stayed at the business overnight smoking marijuana. One, he says, even threw a beer bottle at him. Irving Police brought in more than 25 officers to investigate.