Three people were injured and one person is in custody after a shooting at the State Fair of Texas.
The shooting happened near the food court just before 8 p.m. Saturday.
Police said one man shot at another man. Three people were shot with non-life-threatening injuries.
The suspect ran off, but police caught up to him and arrested him. A gun was recovered from the scene.
On Sunday morning, Dallas police identified the suspect as 22-year-old Cameron Turner.
Turner is charged with Aggravated Assault.
Dallas police say that the victims in the shooting are two adult males and one adult female.
The State Fair of Texas X account posted about a State Fair Emergency Order and that the fairgrounds were being evacuated.
Shortly after, Dallas police said one suspect was in custody.
Dallas Councilman Adam Bazaldua said the shooting was "sparked from a conflict between two people who knew each other."
Videos show mass chaos as the crowds ran for shelter.
FOX 4 Photographer Mar Gustafson was enjoying the state fair with his family when the chaos ensued.
"We were in the petting zoo when it went down. Opposite side of [the] Cotton Bowl from [the ]food court where it is reported to have happened. All we heard was what sounded like loud stomping, and people ran," he recalled.
The State Fair announced on Sunday morning that they will delay opening until 2 p.m.
The State Fair of Texas instituted some new security measures for this year's Fair.
The biggest change was a new policy regarding minors. The fair is requires all visitors under 18 to be accompanied by a chaperone over 21 years old after 5 p.m.
The Fair also instituted a new security screening system.
Instead of walking through metal detectors, visitors are now screened through what is called an open gate system.
"This is going to be where you won't have to take your phone out of your pocket. You won't have to put your bag down. This is going to read through all of that. This is the latest and greatest technology when it comes to detection. We're looking for weapons so this is going to be able to detect any of that as people walk through it," State Fair spokesperson Karissa Condoianis said in a news conference prior tot the opening of the fair.
The State Fair does allow gun owners with a license to carry to do so.
The State Fair of Texas has long been, and continues to be, a strong supporter of the rights of responsible gun owning Texans. For that reason, the Fair has long allowed Fair attendees with valid handgun licenses to carry their handguns in a concealed manner while attending the Fair (except for locations prohibited by law). The State Fair will not allow unlicensed gun owners to enter the fairgrounds with a firearm. — State Fair of Texas website
The State Fair does not allow Fair attendees to openly carry handguns.
The Fair strongly believes that allowing concealed carry and prohibiting open carry is a reasonable compromise that best ensures the safety and comfort of all Fair attendees. — State Fair of Texas website
The Fair website says that anyone, including LTC holders, openly carrying a handgun will be asked to conceal it.
SammySoapsuds on October 15th, 2023 at 03:23 UTC »
Sounds very similar to what happened at the MN state fair last year...a pair of drunk idiots with guns ruined the whole night for everybody. Can't yall just eat fried food and get farty and sleepy in peace like the rest of us??
Magnedon on October 15th, 2023 at 02:03 UTC »
Was sheltering in the kitchen area of a food vendor. They've given us the all clear and we're out.
GhostMan74 on October 15th, 2023 at 01:58 UTC »
Hopefully the Uvalde Police aren't working security