Innocent man waiting at Downtown Dallas bus stop killed during shootout
Investigation into deadly downtown Dallas shooting
Video Posted Jul 12 2019 10:15PM CDT
Police have arrested one suspect, and another remains at-large, after an innocent bystander was shot and killed during a shootout in Downtown Dallas.
The shooting happened around 6:30 p.m. Friday, in the 1100 block of Elm Street near the Crowne Plaza Hotel.
Dallas Police Sgt. Warren Mitchell says two groups got into a confrontation in downtown. When things escalated, a shootout began. He says an innocent man who was waiting at a bus stop was shot and killed.
According to police, a 19-year-old man who was part of the original confrontation was also shot and taken to the hospital in an unknown condition.
24-year-old Derrick Florence Jr. has been arrested and charged with manslaughter.
Police have identified the second, but he has not been taken into custody yet.
FOX 4 cameras caught several officers placing a man in handcuffs at the DART Akard Station. However, it's unclear if that was connected to the shooting.
Witnesses saw two men were in a heated argument before they heard several gunshots.
Griffin Street between Main and Pacific was closed for a time as police investigated.
The victim's name has not been released.
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Addison police released a sketch of a man they are looking for. He's described as either a white or Hispanic male who is about 5 feet 8 inches tall with wavy black or brown hair.
The man is not considered a suspect. Investigators still want to talk to him about the death of 81-year-old Joan Mulcahy.
A woman was shot in both legs in what Fort Worth police believe may be a road rage incident.
Police said they found the woman in her early 20s in a Southside neighborhood near Riverside Drive and Rosedale Street.
She was taken to the hospital in serious condition. Her leg wounds do not appear to be life-threatening.
One person is dead and another was critically injured in a wrong-way crash in east Oak Cliff.
Dallas police said the driver of an SUV was going the wrong way Monday night and hit a car head-on on Ledbetter Drive.
The driver and passenger in the car were taken to the hospital in critical condition. The driver later died.