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Four people were killed and nearly fifteen wounded in three separate shootings that struck Dallas’s Deep Ellum neighbourhood in the early hours of 1 November, as Halloween revellers crowded the entertainment district on the city’s east side. The incidents were reported by CNN, which was cited by Uzbek news outlet Qalampir.
The first shooting occurred at around 00:20, the second shortly after 01:00, and the third roughly thirty minutes later. All three took place within Deep Ellum, a compact area east of downtown Dallas, though police had not yet determined by the time of reporting whether the incidents happened inside buildings or on the street.
Dallas Police spokesperson Daniel Comer said investigators had not established any connection between the three shootings. Several people were detained and questioned, but their involvement in the incidents remained unconfirmed. Comer said detectives were actively working to identify the perpetrators.
The casualty figure could rise. Authorities noted that some of the wounded had made their own way to hospitals rather than waiting for emergency services, meaning the full count of injured had not been confirmed. No information on the identities of those killed or the conditions of the wounded was released.
Police had pre-emptively increased staffing in the area because of the Halloween holiday and the large crowds it draws. Despite the heightened presence, no officers were injured. Comer said one officer rendered life-saving assistance to one of the victims during the incidents.
Investigators asked anyone present in Deep Ellum during the shootings to submit photographs or video footage that might help identify those responsible.
The Dallas violence came on the same night as a separate shooting at a Halloween costume shop in California, in which a pregnant woman was killed and six others were wounded, according to earlier reporting.