At least 10 people were injured by gunfire late Saturday night when someone opened fire outside an event center in Dallas, police say.
According to the Dallas Police Department, officers were called to a shooting in the 5200 block of Botham Jean Boulevard, at a venue called The Space Dallas, at 11:50 p.m. Saturday.
Police said a large crowd of more than 1,000 people were at the venue, both inside and outside, when someone fired at least 30 shots hitting at least 10 people.
The victims ranged in age from 15-21; an 18-year-old who was shot in the head remains in critical condition Monday.
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Dallas police said Monday afternoon that the victims injured in the shooting were in line outside of the venue and were not the intended targets in this shooting.
The motive for the shooting remains under investigation. According to Dallas Police, no arrests have been made at this time and no suspects have been identified.
One eyewitness, who asked not to be identified over safety concerns, told NBC 5 several people were waiting in line to get into the venue when he heard a shot.
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"Everybody ducked," he recalled. "Looking around like, ‘What happened?’ then three seconds after that, that’s when you heard, like, 15 shots go off in like two seconds," he said.
According to police, some people were injured when they were trampled by the crowd in the ensuing panic, while others only suffered superficial wounds such as shoulder pain.
Police have not said how many people were injured in the shooting and the chaos afterward.
