Crime & Safety

Drive-By Shooting Injures 4 At Vigil For Dallas Homicide Victim

Two separate shootings over two days at the same location in southwest Dallas left one person dead and five others injured.

On Saturday evening, Dallas police responded to a shooting on South Westmoreland Road. It was the second shooting at the location in two days.
On Saturday evening, Dallas police responded to a shooting on South Westmoreland Road. It was the second shooting at the location in two days. (CBSNewsTexas.com)

March 19, 2023

DALLAS — Two separate shootings over two days at the same location in southwest Dallas left one person dead and five others injured.

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It's been a deadly week in the city of Dallas. According to the Dallas Police Department, there have been nine homicides in the city since Monday.

Police said that at about 3:45 p.m. on Friday, several calls came in about a shooting at the 7400 block of South Westmoreland Road. Officers who responded to the scene found Jacory Simpson, 23, shot inside the business. He was taken to the hospital in critical condition.

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