Upon arriving at the scene, police learned that 11 victims had been shot, including three minor victims who were all taken to a local hospital, CBS Dallas / Fort Worth reported. One victim is being treated in critical condition, while the rest are in stable condition.
Police say a preliminary investigation found that during the concert, one person fired a gun into the air and then another unknown person fired a gun in the direction of the crowd.
Near the concert stage, police found 26-year-old Kealon Dejuane Gilmore lying on the ground with a gunshot wound to the head. Gilmore died on the spot.
CBS Dallas / Fort Worth
In a statement, Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson said, “Last night’s violence was horrific and unacceptable. I pray for the victims and look forward to bringing our police to justice. Public safety remains our top priority and will “I’m talking to Police Chief Eddie Garcia to see what else can be done to stop this kind of violence in our city.”
Lulu Smith, who watched the concert with her daughter, told WFAA-TV that it was part of a sidewalk event in which people drove their all-terrain vehicles, sat on the bed of trucks and paraded through the property before finishing. concert on the main stage.
Witnesses told the TV station that the shooting took place after an argument.
“Everyone was running,” Smith said. “It was so crowded here that you could not get in or out. When I got in my car, someone was shooting. I went down to my window and heard (shots).”
No arrests have been made as police continue to investigate what caused the shooting.
In a statement, Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson called the shooting “horrific and unacceptable.”
“Public safety remains our top priority and I will talk to Police Chief Eddie Garcia to see what else can be done to stop this kind of violence in our city,” Johnson said.
The shooting on Saturday night came two weeks after 10 people were shot March 19 during a spring party at a Dallas event venue.
