Downtown Dallas shooting at apartment building leaves 3 injured, including DISD student
DALLAS - A lot of unanswered questions remain after three people were shot in a Downtown Dallas high-rise apartment building. The shooter remains at large.
One of the victims was a Dallas ISD student, though we do not know the age of that victim.
The conditions of the three victims are unknown, and Dallas police have not yet said what may have led up to Thursday’s shooting.
No arrests have been made, and police have not publicly identified any suspects.
The shooting happened around 12:15 p.m. at The Continental at Mercantile Place apartments.
Carollee Padilla was on the phone with a friend while inside her apartment when she heard something alarming.
"I heard a faint screaming," she recalled. "And that’s when I’m like, ‘Felicia, do you hear this?’ And she’s like, ‘No, honey. What’s going on?’ I said, ‘Hold on.’ And I just opened my door."
That’s when Padilla saw one of the victims.
"I peeked my head out my door, and a man was walking towards me with his… holding his guts, saying, ‘Help! I’ve been shot!’"
Dallas ISD confirmed one of the three victims is a DISD student, and they are expected to make a full recovery. This is the third student in the district to have been shot while off campus in less than a week.
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No further details about the victims were provided.
Jameliah Thurman says it’s common to see young people and others causing trouble in the building.
"I’m terrified because it’s always something going on here now. 42 years. I have never lived like this. Ever," Thurman said. "And it’s always conflict. They always in the hallway. There’s gambling. There’s fights. It’s a lot that goes on here."
Police gave very few details in a brief press conference. They wouldn’t say what led to the shooting, where exactly it happened in the building or how many people or how many weapons were involved.
"I don’t like it because we pay all this rent, but there’s nothing I can do about it," said resident Robin Garcia.
Tenants were forced to evacuate the building for several hours while police collected evidence.
One tenant shared photos with FOX 4 appearing to show a hole near her apartment wall from a stray bullet.
Police refused to answer any questions from reporters during the press conference, citing the ongoing investigation.