Crime & Safety
Dallas Police Are Looking Deeper Into A Triple Shooting Last Week
Local law enforcement is trying to put the pieces together of a multiple shooting that took place outside a motel last week.
DALLAS, TX —Local police are taking a deeper look into a triple shooting which took place late last week.
According to the Dallas Police Department, they were dispatched to a call at 10:50 pm of gunshots fired in the 8100 block of East RL Thornton Road last Thursday.
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Upon arrival, they say, those present told officers they'd witnessed a dispute at a Super 7 Inn that escalated between a 26-year-old male and several others.
The incident turned violent when the young man began firing a weapon at the group as they left the scene in a sedan.
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The car was eastbound at the exit to Jim Miller and stopped before entering Interstate 30. A 20-year-old female had been shot and she was dead at the scene, according to authorities.
Another victim, also a female, had also sustained a gunshot wound. She remains in stable condition at a local hospital.
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