Shooting in Deep Ellum sends 2 people to the hospital
DALLAS - Two people are in the hospital after a shooting in Deep Ellum Saturday night.
Dallas police said a fight broke out between two groups of people on Main and Crowdus streets around 11:30 p.m.
Guns were pulled out and shots were fired during the fight, police said.
Officers didn't have to go far to respond. It all happened around the corner from a command center in Deep Ellum where police and security guards work.
The officers arrived almost immediately and found two people with gunshot wounds.
They jumped into action quickly to save the victims' lives.
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"It was almost instantaneous. They applied tourniquets. It was a near-immediate response. Our officers did incredible work from what I understand," said Stephanie Keller Hudiburg, the Deep Ellum Foundation's executive director.
She said both an on and off-duty officer answered the call, making the response time much shorter.
The officers detained two people believed to be involved in the shooting.
Police have not released any details about those arrests.