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Motorcyclist shot dead at a North Texas intersection. Police are looking for video.

A motorcyclist was shot and killed Wednesday afternoon near a Cedar Hill intersection, Cedar Hill police said.
A motorcyclist was shot and killed Wednesday afternoon near a Cedar Hill intersection, Cedar Hill police said.

A driver shot and killed a motorcyclist who was stopped at an intersection in Cedar Hill on Wednesday afternoon, police say.

Cedar Hill police said they had not determined what prompted the killing of 47-year-old Lorenz Nussbaum.

Cedar Hill police and firefighters responded to the shooting just before 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at Bear Creek Road and South Duncanville Road.

Witnesses reported that an unknown person was seen exiting a vehicle, approaching the motorcyclist at the intersection, and opening fire. The person then drove off.

The wounded motorcyclist was taken to an area hospital where he was pronounced dead. It is the second homicide in Cedar Hill in 2022. The city is south of Interstate 20, just east of Mansfield.

Authorities are asking anyone information on the shooting or with security cameras along Bear Creek between Joe Wilson and Duncanville Road to contact Cedar Hill police at 972-291-5181.

This story was originally published November 3, 2022 at 9:42 AM.

Domingo Ramirez Jr.
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Domingo Ramirez Jr. was a breaking news reporter for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram and spent more than 35 years in journalism.
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