Dallas police have responded to an incident at the Kay Bailey Convention Center/Omni Hotel in Downtown Dallas during the NCA Cheerleading competition following reports of an active shooter .
Terrifying footage on social media shows hundreds of people running from the evacuated center . Police have since told NBC affiliate WFAA . It was reported that no shots were fired and the incident was due to parents fighting at the center.
It was also reported that numerous videos have been posted on social media showing people running across the streets of downtown away from the convention center, which is only a couple blocks away from the news outlet.
Dallas authorities have since issued a statement on the social media site X that they are “investigating an incident near the Omni Hotel and Kay Bailey Hutchinson Convention Center” and to “please stay avoid this area.” Law enforcement officers have stated that they have established a family reunification center at police headquarters on 1400 Botham Jean Blvd…