The Brief
- A dispute over fireworks escalated into a shootout early Tuesday morning on South Malcolm X Boulevard, leaving over 60 shell casings scattered across the street.
- A confrontation among a crowd lighting fireworks led to an accidental gunshot, followed by suspects returning in an SUV to open fire, leaving at least one woman shot in the leg.
- The shooters fled the scene in a white SUV and remain barricaded or unidentified; Dallas police have not yet announced any arrests.
DALLAS – Two women were injured early Tuesday morning after a dispute escalated into a drive-by shootout that left more than 60 shell casings scattered across a street in South Dallas, according to Dallas police on the scene.
South Dallas shooting
What we know:
Dallas Police responded to a report of a shooting in the 4600 block of South Malcolm X Boulevard near the 24-Hour Food Mart at about 1:40 a.m.
According to investigators, a group of teenagers and young adults were gathering in the area and lighting fireworks when a verbal altercation broke out and a gun was allegedly accidentally discharged.…