By Blake Deshazo
The Selma Times-Journal

Two Selma men were arrested Tuesday for allegedly shooting a 32-year-old man and his wife and injuring their eight-year-old daughter.

The 32-year-old victim was also arrested, along with his brother for allegedly shooting at a home on the 1100 block of L.L. Anderson Avenue earlier that same day.

According to Sgt. Ray Blanks with the Selma Police Department, Jeffery Harris, 38, and Dontae Allen, 31, were both charged with two counts of discharging a firearm into an occupied dwelling, two counts of first-degree assault and discharging a firearm into an occupied vehicle.

Christopher Ward, 32, was charged with discharging a firearm into an occupied dwelling, and his brother, Brandon Ward, 30, was charged with discharging a firearm into an occupied dwelling and reckless endangerment.

All four men are being held with no bond at the Dallas County Jail.

The shooting that Harris and Allen were allegedly responsible for happened Sunday night on the 2500 block of Church Street around 7:30 p.m. when Ward, his wife and three children were arriving home after dinner.

Ward was shot in the back, his wife was shot in the back and buttocks and their eight-year-old daughter was grazed on the arm by a bullet.

According to Blanks, witnesses were able to identify Harris and Allen as the alleged shooters.

Ward and his brother were arrested for allegedly shooting into a house on the 1100 block of L.L. Anderson Avenue.

According to Blanks, witnesses identified Christopher Ward as the driver, and Brandon Ward was identified as the primary shooter.

Lt. Tory Neely with the Selma Police Department said the shootings involve two disputing families.

“They’ve been having some on-going problems with another family here in Selma,” Neely said Monday. “The day before one of the persons of interest in this case’s house was shot up, and there have been several shootings back and fourth.”