Arrest at Lee Park demonstration, Plano shooting warning signs, an accidental purchase of Oak Cliff history: Your weekend roundup

Here is a look at the top headlines of the weekend so far. [Here is a look at the top headlines of the weekend so far.] September 17,  2017 By Holly Rusak and Nicholas Friedman Good morning! Here is a look at the top headlines of the weekend so far. ⛅ Weather: [Sunny with a few afternoon clouds. High 94, low 72.]( 🔎 Prefer the online view? It's [here](. People gathered for the This Is Texas Freedom Force protest Saturday over the removal of the Robert E. Lee statue from Lee Park in Dallas. The statue was removed from the park, Thursday. (Tom Fox/Staff Photographer) news 1 arrested at Lee Park as group rallies behind Confederate monuments About 200 people gathered in Lee Park on Saturday [in support of preserving Confederate monuments]( — at the site where a statue of Gen. Robert E. Lee was removed Thursday. A small fight broke out before speeches even began, and one person was arrested on a charge of disorderly conduct, police said. Aside from the short brawl at the beginning of the protest, the event was peaceful and didn't attract any groups of counter protesters. Previously: After 81 years, [Gen. Robert E. Lee's patrol along Turtle Creek ended]( Thursday with the statue’s removal from Dallas’ Lee Park. Watch: [Hear the impassioned arguments of Dallas residents (and one visitor from Houston)]( on the hotly debated future of Dallas' Confederate monuments. SPECIAL OFFER For a limited time, newsletter readers can enjoy unlimited digital access to DallasNews.com for only $2.99 a week. [Sign up today]( and stay informed about the latest news that's important to you.  Top row, from left: Meredith Hight, 27; Rion Morgan, 31; James Dunlop, 29; and Myah Bass, 28. Bottom row, from left: Caleb Edwards, 25; Olivia Deffner, 24; Darryl William Hawkins, 22; and Anthony "Tony" Cross, 33. (File) plano Murder of 8 in Plano shows family violence extends beyond an abusive relationship Spencer Hight was the guy quietly sitting at the back of the party. The friend who drank too much. The one with the dark sense of humor who loved video games and guns. But anything familiar about the 32-year-old vanished last week, when he murdered eight people before a Plano police officer fatally shot him to end his rampage. His victims included his estranged wife -- making his crime on the eve of their sixth anniversary an [extreme example of domestic violence]( fueled by anger and isolation over a breakup. Experts say that though the intensity of the attack was shocking, they’re not surprised someone like Spencer Hight lashed out. Commentary: Does a bad breakup [trigger a mass killer?]( The two worst mass murders in the U.S. so far this year were not committed by terrorists. Old song books found inside where renovator David Spence has worked in the Stamps Baxter building on Tyler Street in Oak Cliff. (Andy Jacobsohn/Staff Photographer) oak cliff Resurrecting the Oak Cliff building that once housed the world’s biggest gospel publisher Far as David Spence was concerned in 2015, 209 S. Tyler St. was just another address. "I bought the building because it's what I do," the owner of Good Space said this week. "I bought it because it was a cool old building." Then a buddy who works for the Dallas Baptist Association told Spence the building had a rich history dating back to the 1920s — something involving a publishing house, Southern gospel music and long-ago local radio. At which point Spence fired up Google and [realized he'd accidentally purchased a significant but long-forgotten piece of history](. At the peak of its popularity, the publishing house produced close to a million gospel songbooks annually. Contained therein were songs written by or discovered by the company's in-house editors, among them "Give the World a Smile," considered gospel music's first hit record, and "Just a Little Talk With Jesus," the latter covered by Presley, George Jones and countless others. UT bound? Texas students who hope for [automatic admission to the University of Texas at Austin will need to be in the top 6 percent of their high school classes]( starting in the summer of 2019, the school announced Friday. Around town: The Dallas City Council on Wednesday [gave its support]( to plans to build a downtown subway route under Commerce Street. Advertisement (Nathan Hunsinger/Staff Photographer) Photo of the weekend Dallas can't become a "city on a hill" unless its faith leaders, politicians and law enforcement officials work together to solve problems — even when those problems don't touch them specifically, city leaders said [at a panel Saturday.]( In this photo, Dallas County District Attorney Faith Johnson (from left), Bishop T.D. Jakes, Dallas Police Chief U. Renee Hall, defense attorney Toby Shook and Dallas County Sheriff Lupe Valdez discuss the issues surrounding law enforcement and the community at the Blue on the Block community meeting. Around The Site In case you missed it - Zeke update: The [NFLPA filed its response to the NFL emergency stay filing](. It claims the court should not expedite things because there is no harm to the NFL, while there could be irreparable hard to Ezekiel Elliott and the Cowboys and their fans. - Price gouging: Attorney General Ken Paxton's office filed [lawsuits Tuesday against three companies on allegations of price gouging](. - 2018 elections: In need of someone to lead the top of the 2018 ticket, [Democrats are trying to persuade U.S. Rep. Joaquín Castro to run for Texas governor](. - Cyber safety: Everything you need to know to [survive the Equifax data theft](. - Fatal shooting: [One person was dead and one hospitalized in critical condition after a shooting]( in far northeast Dallas late Friday, and police were looking for their attacker. (Ben & Jerry's) Finally... Ben & Jerry's has a new way for you to eat their ice cream: Pint Slices. They're like little hockey pucks made of chocolate and filled with ice cream. [The company is so eager for you to try them that they're driving a truck all around Dallas-Fort Worth Sept. 16-20 handing out samples](. The catch? You have to 1) Make your way to their ice cream truck (see below for dates, times and locations), and 2) spin the "wacky retro game show prize wheel," which they're calling #SliceMachine. Here's the thing about the SliceMachine, though: Everybody wins. The game will determine what flavor you get, and whether or not you also walk away with free swag or potentially more ice cream. Advertisement 👋 That's all for this morning! For up-to-the-minute news and analysis, check out [DallasNews.com](. 💖 Share the love! If you like this newsletter, please forward this email to a friend and [check out our other newsletters here](. 📧 Do you have feedback? Send your thoughts, questions, praise and corrections to [newsletter-feedback@dallasnews.com](mailto:newsletter-feedback@dallasnews.com?subject=). 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