State Fair of Texas shooting suspect indicted on 3 charges

A man who claimed he was acting in self-defense when he shot three people at the State Fair of Texas was formally charged with the shootings.

Cameron Turner was indicted on three counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.

Police said Turner shot two men and a woman inside the Tower Building food court on a busy Saturday night at the fair.

He later told officers he was defending himself and his family. But investigators determined he was there alone.

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There was no apparent connection between Turner and the victims. 

All three were treated at hospitals for their injuries.

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It’s still not clear how Turner got a handgun past security at the fair. He did not have a license to carry. 

Police said officers recovered the weapon after Turner tried to run away.