A woman died after being shot outside a PetSmart in the Southeast Oak Cliff area of Dallas on Tuesday afternoon, according to police.
Officers responded to the scene around 1 p.m. in the 2500 block of West Wheatland Road near the Wheatland Towne Crossing shopping center off Interstate 20. Dallas Fire-Rescue transported the woman to a local hospital, where she later died.
Police have not released the woman’s name or identified any suspects. They also have not determined a motive or whether the attack was targeted or random.
Footage from SKY 4 showed crime scene tape and police vehicles surrounding the parking lot outside the store’s main entrance. WFAA’s helicopter captured investigators moving in and out of the PetSmart and a vehicle being towed from the lot as evidence.
The store closed for the remainder of the afternoon. Employees told customers who had scheduled grooming appointments or online order pickups that they would need to wait about an hour due to the ongoing investigation, WFAA reported.
Authorities are continuing to gather evidence and review surveillance footage from nearby businesses. “At this time, we are working to determine the circumstances surrounding the shooting,” Dallas police said in a statement obtained by Fox 4 KDFW.
The investigation remains ongoing.