Dallas Shooting Spree Leaves 4 Dead, 4 Wounded

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Dallas Shooting Spree Leaves 4 Dead, 4 Wounded

Posted: 08/08/2013 4:45 am EDT | Updated: 08/08/2013 5:48 am EDT

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A man is believed to have killed at least four people and injured four others in southwest Dallas on Wednesday night.

The unidentified gunman went to a home in Dallas, looking for his ex-girlfriend, CBSDFW reported. When he didn't find her there, the gunman allegedly opened fire. Two people were killed and two others wounded.

According to WFAA, the suspect then went to a home in Desoto, Texas, where he reportedly tossed in an explosive device. After it detonated, he went inside and allegedly shot several people, killing two and injuring two more.

The victims have been taken to area hospitals. Their current conditions are unknown.

Dallas police said attack ended when the man ran out of ammunition. One person has been arrested, but more details about his identity have not been released, NBCDFW reported.

At the time of this writing, it is unknown what motivated the killing spree.

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DALLAS (AP) — A series of shootings in the Dallas area killed at least four people and wounded others, but authorities said early Thursday that a suspect was in custody.

Police were first called to a home in southwest Dallas around 10:30 p.m. Wednesday where they found four gunshot victims, two of whom had died, Dallas police Sgt. Warren Mitchell told media outlets.

The suspect in that shooting fled to nearby DeSoto, where he was involved in another shooting, Mitchell said.

At the second location, four other people were shot, with two of them dying, DeSoto police Cpl. Melissa Franks said.

Franks said police took the suspect into custody at the scene of the second shooting. Authorities said the suspect is a male but have not released any other information about him.

 

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'Male NBA cheerleader' shoots four dead and wounds four others - including children - as he goes on rampage 'looking for ex-girlfriend'

• Reports say gunman entered one Dallas home looking for his girlfriend, then opened fire when he didn't find her
  
• Two people were killed and two others were injured
  
• He drove to a second house in DeSoto and used explosives to gain entry
• He then shot dead another two people and injured two more
• Toya Smith, 43, and her daughter Tasmia Allen, 17, are among the dead
  
• Dallas police arrested a man at the scene after he ran out of ammunition
• Reports say he kept repeating his name, rank and serial number

By RACHEL QUIGLEY and HELEN COLLIS PUBLISHED: 09:57 GMT, 8 August 2013 | UPDATED: 12:42 GMT, 8 August 2013
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At least four people have been killed and another four injured in two related shooting incidents in southwest Dallas on Wednesday night. Relatives of one of the woman killed in the shooting spree identified the suspect as the woman's ex-boyfriend, Erbie Bowser, a former Dallas Mavericks ManiAAc dancer. Toya Smith, 43, and her 17-year-old daughter Tasmia Allen died in the shooting as did another of her children, who has not yet been identified.Toya's 14-year-old son Storm Malone were among those shot and taken to the hospital, according to WFAA.

Victims: Toya Smith, right, 43, and her daughter Tasmia Allen, left, 17, died in shooting and Toya Smith's son Storm, 14, was taken to hospital with a gunshot wound

Reports: When Bowser was arrested he allegedly kept repeating his name, rank and serial number. He also reportedly has tattoos identifying him as being in the military

Army vet: Erbie Bowser has a previous conviction for assault with a deadly weapon

Cheerleaders: Suspect Erbie Bowser, center, is believed to be part of an NBA dance troupe called the Mavericks Dallas ManiACCs

Four people have died and four more have been injured in two related shootings in Dallas

Sources said children were among the victims of the rampage on Wednesday night

One of Tasmia's 17-year-old friends was also shot and taken to a local hospital. Radio station CBSDFW reported that when the gunman did not find the woman at the address, he opened fire. Two people were killed and two others wounded at that address.

He is then believed to have went to a home in DeSoto, Texas, where he reportedly used an explosive device to gain entry to the property. After it detonated, he allegedly shot several people inside, killing two and injuring two more. The home belonged to his ex-wife, who hasn't been identified. It is not yet known if she is one of the victims.

Dallas police said the attack only ended when the man ran out of ammunition. The distraught mother of one of the victims told NBC: 'And we could hear somebody gasping for breath in there and...I start beating on the door. 'I ran next door, across the street trying to get people to help because I had my cellphone but I didn't know to use my cellphone. Then she fell in my arms and she was bleeding and I moved her back to the sofa.'

WFAA reported that the gunman - believed to be a member of the military - tried to disguise himself as one of the injured but is now being questioned at DPD headquarters.

Scene: At least four people are dead and four more are wounded in two separate but related shootings in Dallas and DeSoto Wednesday night

On guard: A law enforcement stands guard at the scene of a fatal shooting early on Thursday morning, August 8, 2013, in DeSoto, Texas

The gunman then went to a second address in Desoto where he tossed an explosive device into a home to gain access

Reports say that when the suspect was arrested he kept repeating his name, rank and serial number. He also reportedly has tattoos identifying him as being in the military.

Warren Mitchell with the Dallas Police Department said the first shooting was called in at around 10.30pm at the 7100 block of Long Canyon Trail, Dallas.

On arrival, they found the gunman had already killed two victims and injured two others.

The two injured people were taken to Parkland Hospital and to Methodist Hospital in Oak Cliff. Mitchell said the suspect then fled to DeSoto.

First responders: Law enforcement officers walk the scene of a fatal shooting early Thursday morning after four people were killed at two different locations

Cpl Melissa Franks with the DeSoto Police Department said officers were sent to the scene of the second shooting at around 10.45pm. Officers found another four people shot, two of whom were deceased, at the shooting scene in the 100 block of Galleria Drive in DeSoto.Cpl. Franks said police took the suspect into custody at the scene of the second shooting. One person has been arrested but more details about his identity have not been released.

The Dallas shootings took place at two separate addresses in and outside of the city

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