Gainesville, Texas - Got home from work tonight around 11:30 PM and got a call from a friend/co-worker living south of California St. telling me that all of south Gainesville is without electricity. The electric company, TXU/Oncore, said that it won't be restored until tomorrow morning. My friend spoke with her neighbors and they said there had been a shooting and somehow the shooting and the power outage was connected. I drove down to S. Grand and California, and sure enough the road was blocked by police cars and five people were in handcuffs, sitting on the ground at the Conoco gas station. Anyone with information is welcome to comment below. None of the television stations, KXII and KTEN, are open to get further details.
NOTE: Follow up is that TXU denies that there was any connection between the arrests and the power outtage, and they also refuse to give a statement as to what actually caused the problem. The weather and skies were clear. Apparently one of these criminals must have hit a power pole with their vehicle or in some way caused damage to electrical equipment.
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