Crime & Safety
1 Killed, 11 Injured In Dallas Concert Shooting: Police
The shooting occurred in south Dallas shortly after midnight Sunday when a shot was fired in the air and another into the crowd.
DALLAS, TX — One person was killed and 11 were injured in a shooting at an outdoor concert in south Dallas early Sunday, according to police.
Kealon Dejuane Gilmore, 26, was killed in the shooting, which started when someone fired a shot into the air and another person shot into the crowd, according to authorities. Police found Gilmore lying near the concert stage with a gunshot wound to the head and pronounced him dead at the scene.
The incident occurred at 5050 Cleveland Road, near Bonnie View Road and Interstate 20, at around 12:13 a.m. Sunday. One of the 11 people taken to the hospital was in critical condition. The others were in stable condition, police said.
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Police have not released a suspect but are investigating the shooting and possible motives.
Police said several thousand people attended the concert.
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It's the fifth mass shooting in Texas this year, according to Gun Violence Archive.
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