Surveillance video shows the suspect — identified in court documents as Douglas Edward Chriss — parking his car next to Deep Ellum Self Storage and painting a wall for about a minute, leaving the SUV running.
The girl's mother told police she was playing in the backyard, near the pool, with her siblings Tuesday afternoon when she fell inside.
Both Chief U. Renee Hall and her chief of staff Thomas Taylor said that they wanted to move on from the incidents, which didn't result in criminal charges.
It was supposed to be another friendly matchup between southern Dallas neighborhoods. Instead, South Dallas residents watched their football field turn into a bloody and chaotic crime scene Sunday night.
Police said the suspects approached the victim and demanded money before shooting him.
Images of the officer caring for the baby while paramedics treated the mother found an audience on social media.
In December, police had eight law-enforcement experts from across the country assess the department. The group provided a 48-page report that included suggestions for improvement.
Firefighters forced their way into the home and found the blaze in a room where the man was found dead.
One co-worker said she put up with the harassment for so long because people told her he was "protected by" the police chief at the time.
"We used to think that our kids aren't safe in a place like Pakistan. ... Such bad things don't happen in America, and my daughter would be safe going there," Sabika Sheikh told NBC News.
