Halloween Weekend Shootings: The Numbers From Dallas, Birmingham and Campus Towns
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Shootings in nightlife districts and near college campuses across the U.S. over Halloween weekend left at least six people dead and dozens injured, ABC News reported, citing officials. The deadliest violence came in Dallas, where police said four people were killed and 15 were wounded in the Deep Ellum entertainment district.
Tallies differ by outlet, and several investigations were still developing on Sunday. Fox News, which focused on college communities, reported three people dead and at least 29 others injured.
The key numbers from the weekend
- Dallas: four dead and 15 injured in three separate shootings over about an hour and 15 minutes in Deep Ellum, according to police.
- Birmingham, Alabama: one dead and eight wounded near Legion Field after the Magic City Classic football game on Saturday night.
- Newark, Delaware: six people shot near the University of Delaware campus, all taken to hospitals.
- Bloomington, Illinois: a 19-year-old woman dead and another woman in critical condition near Illinois Wesleyan University.
- Fayetteville, Arkansas: six people taken to hospitals with gunshot wounds early Sunday.
- Friday: two people killed in separate shootings at Spirit Halloween stores in Fairfield, California, and Madison Heights, Michigan.
Dallas: three shootings, no confirmed link
Dallas Police Chief Daniel Comeaux said investigators were still trying to determine whether the three shootings were related and why they started. He said some arrests were made but did not say how many people were detained or what charges were involved. “This is a really big scene. It’s spread out,” Comeaux said, according to The Guardian.
The department had increased its police presence in the district before the shootings, and no officers were hurt, police said.
College towns and a football crowd
In Birmingham, Police Chief Michael Pickett said most spectators and families had already left the stadium property when gunfire broke out nearby, where vendors were set up along Graymont Avenue. Reports differ on the details. ABC News said Mayor Randall Woodfin described two separate shootings and that two victims were in critical condition on Sunday, while Fox News reported one critical victim and seven who were stable. Police said one person was detained and “multiple weapons” were recovered.
In Bloomington, Illinois, The Guardian reported that six other people had injuries that were not life-threatening, while Fox News said seven victims were taken to the hospital. ATF Chicago said it was assisting with the investigation, according to Fox News. In Fayetteville, no arrests had been made, and police said a preliminary investigation indicates an altercation preceded the shooting.
Fox News also reported that a University of Colorado Boulder student was killed and another critically injured in a shooting at a home on University Hill in Boulder, Colorado. Officers there had earlier cited the residents for a nuisance party, according to the city’s news release.
What this means for communities and campuses
The shootings hit places where large crowds gather late at night, from an entertainment district to streets near campuses. In Newark, a stretch of Main Street was closed for several hours after the shooting, and video shared on social media showed people running from the scene.
The University of Delaware said it would post confirmed information on a dedicated alerts page and urged students and staff to follow it. University President Laura Carlson wrote that the violence affects the whole community. The university did not provide a confirmed number of victims.
What happens next
In Dallas, police said they were interviewing people who had been arrested to understand how the shootings connect. In Boulder, the county coroner’s office is expected to release the identity of the student who died. In Newark, police are leading the investigation, and the university said it would post updates as they become available.
