Between Friday, October 3rd, and Monday, October 6th, 10 people were killed across the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex in separate violent incidents.
This weekend’s Violence included a fatal shooting on a DART train on Sunday. Another incident included a triple homicide in West Dallas, a nightclub shooting in Fort Worth, where one person was killed and five were injured. The last violent incident of the weekend was following a minor traffic accident that turned fatal involving an 18-year-old.
Second Fatal DART Shooting in a Week
Sunday evening, around 7 pm at the Pearl Station in the Dallas Arts District, a person was fatally shot on the Dallas Area Rapid Transport, AKA the DART train. Police believe the shooting was an isolated incident and that there is no ongoing threat to the public. The identities of the shooter and victim have not been released yet. This marks the second fatal shooting on the DART train in one week. The first incident happened on September 29, and the victim was Daniel Gromley, who was an Irving bartender.
Triple Homicide in West Dallas
Three people were left dead early Sunday morning. The shooting was reported around 5:45 am in the 3800 block of Bernal Drive. Two of the three victims have been identified: 21-year-old Pedro Lara and 47-year-old Pedro Lara Roa. The third victim’s name has not yet been released.
White Rock Shooting Kills One
Sunday morning, a shooting was reported around 1:30 am in the 8800 block of Ferguson Road. Officers found two people with gunshot wounds inside an apartment unit. One victim, identified as 23-year-old Anthony Torres, died at the scene. The second victim was taken to the hospital, where they are current condition is unknown and their identity has not yet been released.
Deadly Incidents in Tarrant County
Fatal Nightclub Shooting Injures Five
Around 1:40 am on Sunday, police were dispatched to the 3000 block of Bledsoe Street due to a shooting inside the Social LIVV bar in Fort Worth. When officials arrived, they found a deceased male identified as 31-year-old Patrique Allen inside the establishment with gunshot wounds. In addition, five victims were taken to the hospital nearby with non-life-threatening injuries.
Detectives believe the shooting was unprovoked, and the suspect is unknown; however, police do feel this incident was gang-related. The investigation is ongoing, and no arrest has been made.
Gas Station Employee Killed
Friday night, around 8:45 pm in the 1400 block of Eastchase Parkway in Fort Worth, a 28-year-old gas station employee identified as Chandrashekar Pole was shot and killed. This set of a series of violent related crimes in that area, the police ended up arresting the suspect after an attempted home invasion…