Father shot while breaking up fight between teens in Mesquite, police say

The Brief

  • A father was shot in Mesquite while trying to break up a fight between teenagers behind an elementary school.
  • The father was confronted by two teenagers who were assaulting his son. One of the suspects shot him in the shoulder before fleeing the scene.
  • The father was transported to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, and police are continuing their investigation.

MESQUITE, Texas A father was shot Sunday while trying to break up a fight between teenagers behind a Mesquite elementary school, police said.

What we know:

Officers responded to a shooting call in the 2500 block of Helen Lane just before 8:30 p.m. Sunday.

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