Seven people were hospitalized, two in critical condition, after a shooting in the historic Wheatley Place neighborhood of South Dallas on Thursday night.
Police responded to a call around 8 p.m. at a neighborhood convenience store at the corner of South Malcolm X Boulevard and Lenway Street. Upon arrival, officers found seven victims with gunshot wounds.
A preliminary investigation revealed that an unknown suspect shot multiple people at the scene.
Dallas Fire-Rescue dispatched five ambulances, transporting four men and one woman, aged 35 to 48, to a nearby hospital. Two additional victims, in their 20s and 30s, were taken to the hospital via private means. Police initially reported eight victims but later corrected the total to seven, with two in critical condition.
A reporter on the scene described a white Mercedes at the store parking lot as being covered in blood.
Authorities have not released the identities of the victims or any information regarding suspects, arrests, or the motive for the shooting. The investigation is ongoing.