Multiple shootings across the United States over Halloween weekend resulted in at least 23 people shot, five of whom died. The incidents occurred in Dallas, Birmingham, Newark, Bloomington, and Fayetteville.
In Dallas, four people were killed and 15 others injured in three separate shootings that occurred within a 1 hour and 15-minute span in the Deep Ellum neighborhood. Dallas Police Chief Daniel Comeaux stated that authorities were investigating whether the shootings were connected and had arrested some individuals for questioning. The Deep Ellum area is a known entertainment district.
Separately, one person was killed and eight others were wounded in a mass shooting near Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama, following the annual ‘Magic City Classic’ football game. Birmingham Police Chief Michael Pickett noted that the shooting occurred near vendors set up along Graymont Avenue, after most spectators had departed the stadium. One person was detained, and multiple weapons were recovered.
In Newark, Delaware, six individuals were shot near the University of Delaware campus. All were transported to hospitals for treatment. Video footage from the scene showed people fleeing. A section of Main Street was closed for several hours.
Early Sunday, a shooting in Bloomington, Illinois, resulted in the death of a 19-year-old woman and critical injuries to another woman. Six others sustained non-life-threatening injuries, though it was not specified if these were also gunshot wounds. The incident occurred near the campus of Illinois Wesleyan University.
In Fayetteville, Arkansas, six people were hospitalized with gunshot wounds following an early Sunday shooting. Police reported that a preliminary investigation suggests an altercation preceded the incident. No arrests have been made.