Dallas police investigating after 3 shot downtown

Published: Sep 11, 2024 Duration: 00:01:28 Category: News & Politics

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FOR CBS NEWS TEXAS AT 4:00, I AM KAREN BORTA. KEN IS OFF TODAY. WE GET RIGHT OVER TO J.D. MILES, WHO IS LIVE IN DALLAS THIS AFTERNOON. WHAT CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT ALL OF THIS? >> Reporter: WHERE I'M STANDING RIGHT NOW IS OUTSIDE THE CONTINENTAL APARTMENT BUILDING IN DOWNTOWN DALLAS, WHICH IS ON THE CORNER OF COMMERCE AND ST. PAUL. POLICE ARE FEELING OFF THIS BLOCK OF COMMERCE FOR SEVERAL HOURS. POLICE HAVE NOT RELEASED MUCH INFORMATION , IN TERMS OF A STATEMENT, OTHER THAN THREE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN SHOT, BUT HERE IS WHAT SOURCES ARE TELLING ME. THOSE THREE PEOPLE WERE SHOT ON THE EIGHTH FLOOR OF THE BUILDING, WHICH IS AN APARTMENT BUILDING. SOURCES TELL ME THERE ARE TWO ADULTS AND ONE JUVENILE. WE DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THEIR RELATIONSHIP AT THIS POINT, BUT I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY TWO SOURCES THAT ALL OF THE VICTIMS ARE EXPECTED TO SURVIVE THEIR INJURIES. AS FOR A SUSPECT, SOURCES TELL ME THERE IS NO ACTIVE SEARCH BECAUSE THE CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATORS ARE STILL TRYING TO PIECE ALL OF THIS TOGETHER. OF COURSE, THIS HAS CREATED QUITE A DISRUPTION DOWNTOWN DURING AFTERNOON RUSH HOUR WHEN A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE LEAVING WORK. CRIME SCENE ANALYSTS EXPECT TO BE HERE FOR SEVERAL MORE HOURS. I'M TOLD ONE OF THE CHALLENGES POLICE ARE HAVING IS THAT THE ELEVATOR INSIDE THE BUILDING IS BROKEN AND THEY ARE HAVING TO USE THE STAIRS TO GO UP AND DOWN. IF AND WHEN WE GET MORE INFORMATION, WE WILL PASS IT ALONG, BUT AGAIN, THREE PEOPLE SHOT INSIDE OF AN APARTMENT BUILDING IN DOWNTOWN DALLAS.

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