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Man kills another man in attempted murder-suicide at DFW gun range

Police say a man entered the gun range and fatally shot a man before attempting to take his own life

Dallas Police investigate a shooting inside the DFW Gun Range and Academy on Friday, Aug. 11, 2023.
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One person is dead and another is critically wounded after a shooting Friday afternoon inside a Dallas gun range.

Dallas Police confirmed to NBC 5 that officers were called to a shooting at about 5:20 p.m. inside the DFW Gun Range and Academy along Mockingbird Lane.

Preliminary information from police said a man entered the business, shot a man inside, and then turned the gun on himself.

Police originally said Friday afternoon that the armed man died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound and that the injured man survived. In a subsequent update, police said the victim died and the armed man was in critical condition at a local hospital.

The victim was identified overnight by the Dallas County Medical Examiner's Office as 24-year-old John Edward Shaunfield III.

The accused gunman was identified by police on Aug. 17 as 25-year-old Austin Tran, who has since been charged with murder.

Police have not yet released any information about a possible motive. It's also not yet clear if Shaunfield was an employee of the gun range.

The investigation into the shooting is ongoing.

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Dallas Police investigate a shooting inside the DFW Gun Range and Academy on Friday, Aug. 11, 2023.
NBC 5 News
Dallas Police investigate a shooting inside the DFW Gun Range and Academy on Friday, Aug. 11, 2023.
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