Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas Police say an innocent bystander was shot and seriously wounded in Uptown overnight after a man reportedly opened fire on a moving on McKinney near Boll Street.
Police say a man fired at a moving car shot the innocent victim around 2am; the victim was sitting on a curb when they were hit in a spray of about 15 rounds, according to a police sergeant who was sitting in his patrol car and witnessed the shooting.
The officer jumped out of his vehicle and caught the suspect after a short chase.
The shooting happened around 2AM as bars and other establishments were closing up in the area.
At last check [5:30am] the victim was in surgery.
Dallas Police are investigating.
An innocent bystander is seriously wounded after a shooting in UPTOWN. Dallas Police say a man firing at a moving car shot the innocent victim in the 2700 block of McKinney. The suspect was arrested a short time later near the crime scene. Dallas Police investigating. pic.twitter.com/I9tySl0PaB
— Mike Forbes (@mikeforbeswfaa) September 13, 2021
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