Two people are fighting for their lives after a shooting Wednesday afternoon on the 8700 block of Wood Homestead Drive in Dallas, where a known suspect fled the scene before officers arrived. Both victims were rushed to a local hospital in critical condition, and as of Thursday, police had not publicly released any information about the suspect.
According to NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth, Dallas police received the shooting call around 5:10 p.m. Wednesday and responded to find two people shot. A preliminary investigation determined that both victims were shot at the location by a known suspect, the station reports, though that individual was gone by the time officers got there.
Dallas Police active-call data offers a slightly different timestamp for the response, logging the call as a priority-1 shooting at 8700 Wood Homestead Dr. at 5:13:57 p.m. on October 28, 2026, under incident number 26-1946638 in the South Central division, according to Dallas OpenData. The discrepancy between the two times is minor, but it underscores how early the public record on this case still is.
Investigation Still in Early Stages
Officials have confirmed that both victims were transported to a hospital in critical condition, but no names, ages, or details about their relationship to one another or to the suspect have been made public. The station’s report notes that the shooting investigation remains ongoing, and police have not released any suspect description, whereabouts, or information about potential charges…