Video shows Dallas apartment tenant fire through door as men posing as maintenance workers attempt break-in

In a now viral video obtained by WFAA, a tenant in a Dallas apartment is seen shooting through his apartment door as two men accused of pretending to be maintenance workers attempt to break in.

According to the Dallas Police Department, just after 6 p.m. on Aug. 19, officers responded to call for service at the Interlace Apartments where two male suspects had knocked on a victim’s door claiming to be maintenance.

Arrest made in Oak Cliff apartment shootout with burglary suspect posing as maintenance man

According to an arrest affidavit, the video posted and circulated on social media, leading to CrimeStoppers tips that identified the suspect posting as the maintenance worker as 30-year-old Aaron Contreras.