Deep Ellum Shootings: Security guard killed, 5 others shot in unrelated incidents
Security guard killed, 5 others shot in Deep Ellum
One man is dead and five other people are wounded following two separate shootings in the Deep Ellum entertainment district late Tuesday and early Wednesday, according to Dallas police.
DALLAS - One man is dead and five other people were wounded following two separate shootings in the Deep Ellum entertainment district late Tuesday and early Wednesday, according to Dallas police.
While the shootings occurred only one block apart, investigators said they do not appear to be connected.
5 injured in Deep Ellum shooting
2 separate Deep Ellum shootings leave 1 dead, 5 injured
Two unrelated shootings in Deep Ellum early Wednesday morning left a security guard dead and five other people injured. FOX 4's Vania Castillo has more.
What we know:
Officers responded to a shooting call near Commerce Street and Malcolm X Boulevard just before 10:30 p.m. Tuesday. Police found three victims at the scene; they were transported to a local hospital and are expected to survive.
Two additional victims later arrived at a hospital by private vehicle. Investigators believe those two were also wounded during the same incident and are also expected to survive.
Police said the shooting likely began as an altercation between several people. Some of the victims are believed to be innocent bystanders who were caught in the crossfire.
Detectives are currently reviewing surveillance footage and interviewing witnesses to determine if the victims knew one another.
So far, no arrests have been made.
Security guard killed at Deep Ellum club
Officers run to second Deep Ellum shooting (Terry Van Sickle)
What we know:
Around 12:30 a.m. Wednesday, as officers were processing the first crime scene, witnesses alerted them to a second shooting nearby at the La Tardeada Club in the 2800 block of Elm Street.
Officers found a security guard suffering from a gunshot wound to the chest. Police transported him to a nearby hospital in a private vehicle, where he later died.
Detorius Tarver (Dallas County Jail)
According to an arrest warrant affidavit, 23-year-old Detorius Tarver was involved in a physical disturbance inside the club and the guard, 26-year-old Joseph Gray, tried to break up the fight.
Investigators believe Tarver pulled out a handgun and shot Gray at point-blank range. Other guards tackled Tarver after the shooting and handcuffed him until police arrived.
Police recovered the handgun on Tarver. He confessed to the shooting during questioning, according to the affidavit.
Tarver is now charged with murder.
Victim remembered by family
What they're saying:
"I hate that he was even a security guard."
Gray's sister, Christine Smith, says he wasn't supposed to be working on May 5, but picked up an additional shift to make some extra money.
Christine Smith, victim's sister
"I know I'm the oldest, but he was my little big brother, and it hurts he's gone over gun violence," Smith told FOX 4's Peyton Yager.
Gray leaves behind a grieving family, including his girlfriend who is three months pregnant, expecting a baby boy.
"Just know he was a good man. He cared about his family, and he was a hard worker," Smith said. "All he wanted to be was a father, and now he can't even be one."
The Source: Information in this article comes from Dallas police at the scene of the shooting.