Dallas Police Investigate Deadly Shootings in Deep Ellum

Dallas police are investigating two connected shootings that erupted around 2:25 a.m. Saturday in a parking lot under the bridge at Canton Street and South Good Latimer Expressway in the city’s Deep Ellum entertainment district. Officers patrolling nearby were flagged down and found several people suffering gunshot wounds. Police say an individual at the scene was armed, and at least one officer fired a weapon during the confrontation. One person died and several others were taken to local hospitals; authorities have not disclosed whether the fatality resulted from police gunfire or other shooters. No officers were hurt, and investigators recovered multiple firearms at the location. The Dallas County District Attorney’s Office and the city’s Office of Community Police Oversight were notified and have opened parallel reviews, as is standard when police use deadly force. The police department has not released the names of the victims or the officer involved, and the investigation remains ongoing.